Zamak 3 vs. Ceria
Zamak 3 and ceria belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Zamak 3 is a metal, while ceria is a ceramic material. 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 (28, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is ceria.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 590 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.4 | |
| 7.6 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
| 1900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 2340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 11 |