Wire and wire form
LEOLOY® Australian Wire and Archwires
Heat-treatable Australian wire in two tempers — blue soft and yellow spring — for archwires that need considerable bending.
LEOLOY®C8216C8416C8420
Chromium-cobalt base alloy, heat-treatable, highly stainless and resistant to breakage. Available in two tempers, both laboratory tested and quality controlled, on 8 m spools.
Blue LEOLOY® — soft heat-treatable. It is initially the softest of the two tempers, intended for construction of archwires that require considerable bending. After heat-treating at 480 °C it will become as hard as stainless steel wires. Recommended for Ricketts technique.
Yellow LEOLOY® — spring heat-treatable. With slightly springier qualities than blue, it is intended for construction of archwires which require considerable bending. It can be used as furnished, or heat treated at 480 °C if greater springback is required.
It is diamond drawn for perfect levelling of surfaces, which is what keeps friction predictable in the slot.
Technical specifications
| Alloy | Chromium-cobalt base alloy, heat-treatable; highly stainless and resistant to breakage |
|---|---|
| Blue LEOLOY® | Soft heat-treatable, 1400/1600 N/mm² — the softest of the two tempers |
| Yellow LEOLOY® | Spring heat-treatable, 1700/1900 N/mm²; after heat treating at 480 °C becomes as hard as stainless steel |
| Blue indication | Archwires requiring considerable bending; can be heat treated at 480 °C if greater springback is required |
| Yellow indication | Recommended for Ricketts technique |
| Rectangular sections | .016×.016 · .016×.022 · .017×.025 · .018×.022 · .018×.025 · .020×.025 |
| Packaging | 8 m spools; both tempers laboratory tested and quality controlled |
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