“…Recently, pure titanium has been widely used both in dentistry (Parr et al, 1985;Miura et al, 1988) and in orthopaedic surgery (Bannon & Mild, 1983) because of its high corrosion resistance and biocompatibility (Albrektsson et al, 1983;Branemark et al, 1985). However, the use of pure titanium in prosthetic dentistry is hindered by its high melting temperature (1700°C) and extreme difficulty in casting (Donachie, 1982;Eylon et al, 1983;Rupp et al, 1986;Rupp et al, 1987). In an attempt to develop an alloy system with lower melting temperature than that of pure titanium, while still maintaining the excellent corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of the latter (Lutjering & Weissman, 1970;Waterstrat, 1977;Luchsinger etal, 1985), titanium alloys selected from eopper-titanium, eobait-titanium and nickel-titanium binary systems were fabricated.…”