Table 1 The key performance indicators of the four types of the ceramic colloids at particle size diameter 90 nm, ceramic powder refractive index 2.1, resin refractive index 1.2 and wavelength 405 nm31,32.
Key performance indicator | Colloid 1 | Colloid2 | Colloid3 | Colloid 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight percentage of the ceramic powder % | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
Volume percentage of the ceramic powder % | 3.333 | 1.667 | 0.833 | 0.167 |
Ideal interparticle distance (h)(nm)(Eq. 4) | 135 | 194 | 268 | 522 |
Griffith factor Q | 0.270 | 0.388 | 0.536 | 1.044 |
Ideal Depth of penetration(Dp)(micron) | 6.5 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
Actual depth of penetration(0.75 Ideal depth of penetration) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 |