Magnesium Fluoride vs. Zamak 3
Magnesium fluoride and Zamak 3 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Magnesium 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 (28, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is magnesium fluoride and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 86 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 33 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 980 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.2 | |
| 6.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.8 | |
| 43 |