scope:

This Technical Specification gives details of test procedures for evaluating the corrosion resistance of dental amalgam produced from a dental amalgam alloy product.

It is applicable to dental amalgam formed from products that are within the scope of ISO 24234, Dentistry - Dental amalgam.

It is not applicable to dental metallic materials that are within the scope of ISO 22674, Dentistry - Metallic materials for fixed and removable restorations and appliances.

This Technical Specification is not applicable to metallic materials in which an alloy powder reacts with a liquid alloy to produce a solid metallic material intended for dental restoration.

NOTE Dental mercury is at least 99,99 % pure, and as such it is a metallic element of high commercial purity, and not an alloy.