Two copper-free amalgams expanded excessively after storage in air at 60°C for about five yr. One expanded significantly at 37°C and slightly at 23°C. High silver content, absence of copper, and presence of small amounts of zinc, or all three, seemed to promote very high expansions at 60° C.
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