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MDF vs. Zinc Selenide

MDF and zinc selenide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. MDF is a polymeric material, while zinc selenide is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 MDF and the bottom bar is zinc selenide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.75
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 4.0
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1700
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
26
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.3
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.24
9.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
7.3