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Magnesium Fluoride vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Magnesium fluoride and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Magnesium fluoride is a ceramic material, while C76200 nickel silver is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is magnesium fluoride and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
14