Amalgam (dentistry) packs the plastic mass, before it sets, into the cavity. The amalgam expands ≈0.1% over 6–8 hours on setting. The final structure is a metal matrix composite, where γ, η and γ phases, are a matrix for unreacted original alloy, minus the fast-reacting β-phase and excess Sn. Amalgam is a mixture of two or more metals (alloy) with mercury which has been purified first by distillation to remove impurities. Currently, major components of the alloy are silver tin and copper. The composition of the alloy powder is controlled by ISO standard for dental amalgam alloy (ISO 1559) to control the
Amalgam Comics Amalgam Comics Amalgam Comics was a publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., DC Comics' the Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine became the Amalgam character the Dark Claw). These characters first appeared in a series of twelve comic books which were published in 1996, between the third and fourth issues of the "DC vs. Marvel" miniseries. A second set of twelve comic books followed one year later. The "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005" designated the Amalgam Universe as Earth-9602. DC