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Lithium Fluoride vs. Tungsten Carbide

Lithium fluoride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while tungsten carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 lithium fluoride and the bottom bar is tungsten carbide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
630
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.24
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1560
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
85
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 32
5.4