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Zamak 2 vs. PVF

Zamak 2 and PVF belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Zamak 2 is a metal, while PVF is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (33, 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 Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is PVF.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.5
1.4
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
1300
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
65
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
0.13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
0.071
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
100