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Lithium Fluoride vs. Zamak 3

Lithium fluoride and Zamak 3 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Lithium fluoride is a ceramic material, while Zamak 3 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, 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 Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
86
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
33

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1560
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 32
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
6.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43