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2024 Aluminum vs. Zinc Selenide

2024 aluminum and zinc selenide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 2024 aluminum is a metal, while zinc selenide is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is zinc selenide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1520
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
26
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
9.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
7.3