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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. MDF

Commercially pure zinc and MDF belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Commercially pure zinc is a metal, while MDF is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is MDF.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
4.0
Elongation at Break, % 38
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
2.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
1700
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
0.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.6
0.75

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
3.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
0.24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
27