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2024 Aluminum vs. Zinc Sulfide

2024 aluminum and zinc sulfide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 2024 aluminum is a metal, while zinc sulfide 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 sulfide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.1
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
75
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1830
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
34
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
6.5