Amalgam balls which are coated with an alloy powder, characterized in that the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 24% by weight to 75% by weight, copper (Cu) from 5% by weight to 43% by weight or from 20% by weight to 30% by weight, tin (Sn) from 10% by weight to 48% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0.1% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight, or the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 56% by weight to 72% by weight, copper (Cu) from 12.5% by weight to 28% by weight, tin (Sn) from 20% by weight to 35% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 0% by weight to 5% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight, or the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 56% by weight to 72% by weight, copper (Cu) from 12.5% by weight to 28% by weight, tin (Sn) from 0% by weight to 35% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 0% by weight to 5% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight, or the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 56% by weight to 72% by weight, copper (Cu) from 12.5% by weight to 28% by weight, tin (Sn) from 0% by weight to 35% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0.1% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 0% by weight to 5% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight, or the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 56% by weight to 72% by weight, copper (Cu) from 12.5% by weight to 28% by weight, tin (Sn) from 0% by weight to 35% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 0% by weight to 5% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight, or the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 56% by weight to 72% by weight, copper (Cu) from 12.5% by weight to 28% by weight, tin (Sn) from 0% by weight to 35% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight, or the alloy powder has the composition silver (Ag) from 56% by weight to 72% by weight, copper (Cu) from 12.5% by weight to 28% by weight, tin (Sn) from 0% by weight to 35% by weight, zinc (Zn) from 0% by weight to 3% by weight, indium (In) from 0% by weight to 5% by weight and gold, palladium and platinum (Au/Pd/Pt), individually or in combination with one another, from 1% by weight to 8% by weight, where the proportions of the metals add up to a total of 100% by weight.