“…Several authors considered the shear test as the most adequate method to measure bond between the metal and ceramics [2,8,11,26,31,32]. However other authors [10,12,17,20,33,34] suggest the threepoint-flexure test, four-point-flexure test [28] or biaxial flexure test [1]. The shear test used was highly reliable, because it is based on minimal experimental variables and creates less residual stress at metal-ceramic interface, where the oblique forces are also minimized.…”