ADA Classification of Gold Alloys According to their Use:

Type Name Brinell Hardness Pure Gold Melting Use Characteristics

Number (BHN) (%) Temperature
Used in cavities not
subjected to high
950 1050C Simple Inlay stresses, e.g.
I Soft Gold Alloy 40 75 83%
(High) Restorations gingival cavities
HIGHLY DUCTILE
& readily burnished
Age Hardening
Medium Gold Large Inlay
II 10 100 78% 630 970C Most popular type
Alloy (Inlay Gold) Restorations
for inlays
High Proportional
III Hard Gold Alloy 90 140 76% 930 970C Crown & Bridge Limit, resisting
deformation
Strength &
Extra Hard Gold
IV > 130 75% 870 980C Partial Denture resiliency required
Alloy
LACK DUCTILITY
Addition of
platinum, palladium
& silver
LESS DUCTILE
V White Gold Alloy > 100 ---- ---- Crown & Bridge
than gold colored
alloys
Less resistance to
tarnish
By: Noor Al-Deen M. Al-Khanati