Amalgam cylinders, 4 mm in diameter and 8 mm long, made from four alloys, expanded lengthwise from 204 to 220 at 60°C, 18 to 46 at 37°C, and 6 to 35 at 23°C, μm/cm, respectively, after storage in air at the indicated temperatures for five yr.
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