Lithium Disilicate

Lithium Disilicate

compound
Li2Si2O5

The crystal structure at the heart of modern dental ceramics and glass-ceramics

The porcelain in many modern dental crowns is built around this precise crystal structure.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Brown

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityLithium disilicate — Pbcn
FormulaLi2Si2O5
Crystal systemorthorhombic
Space groupP b c n
Lattice (a, b, c) Å5.683, 4.784, 14.648
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90
Density (g/cm³)2.503

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)