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Materials Table
Materials Table
|
| Material
|
Symbol
|
Density, g/cm3
|
Z Ratio
|
Tooling, %
|
Current, Amp
|
Dep.rate, A/sec
|
Comments
|
| Aluminum
|
Al
|
2.70
|
8.17
|
95
|
85
|
1
|
Used often
|
| Chromium
|
Cr
|
7.20
|
28.95
|
95
|
85
|
2
|
Used often
|
| Cobalt
|
Co
|
8.71
|
25.74
|
|
|
|
|
| Copper
|
Cu
|
8.93
|
20.21
|
100
|
|
|
Used often
|
| Gold
|
Au
|
19.32
|
23.18
|
101.2
|
122
|
5
|
Used often
|
| Gold/Palladium
|
Au.5/Pd.5
|
15.86
|
23.96
|
|
|
|
|
| Gold/Palladium
|
Au.5/Pd.4
|
16.40
|
23.80
|
|
|
|
|
| Gold/Zinc
|
Au.95/Zn.05
|
18.72
|
22.89
|
101.2
|
|
|
|
| Gold/Zinc
|
Au.90/Zn.10
|
18.07
|
22.58
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnezium
|
Mg
|
1.74
|
5.48
|
98.4
|
|
|
|
| Manganese
|
Mn
|
7.20
|
23.40
|
120
|
100
|
|
|
| Nickel
|
Ni
|
8.90
|
26.68
|
100
|
50
|
4.5
|
Used often
|
| Nichrome
|
NiCr
|
8.32
|
27.59
|
|
100
|
0.4
|
|
| Palladium
|
Pd
|
12.40
|
24.73
|
140.5
|
62
|
1.5
|
Used often
|
| Silicon Monoxide
|
SiO
|
2.13
|
10.19
|
120
Materials Table
Materials Table
|
| Material
|
Symbol
|
Density, g/cm3
|
Z Ratio
|
Tooling, %
|
Comments
|
| Aluminum
|
Al
|
2.70
|
1.08
|
|
|
| Antimony
|
Sb
|
6.620
|
0.768
|
|
|
| Arsenic
|
As
|
5.73
|
0.996
|
|
|
| Beryllium
|
Be
|
1.85
|
0.543
|
|
|
| Boron
|
B
|
2.54
|
0.389
|
|
|
| Cadmium
|
Cd
|
8.64
|
0.682
|
|
|
| Cadmium sulfide
|
CdS
|
4.83
|
1.02
|
|
|
| Cadmium telluride
|
CdTe
|
5.85
|
0.980
|
|
|
| Calcium fluoride
|
CaF2
|
3.18
|
0.775
|
|
Used often
|
| Carbon (graphite)
|
C
|
2.25
|
3.26
|
|
|
| Chromium
|
Cr
|
7.20
|
0.305
|
155
|
Used often
|
| Cobalt
|
Co
|
8.71
|
0.343
|
|
|
| Copper
|
Cu
|
8.93
|
0.437
|
|
|
| Gallium
|
Ga
|
5.93
|
0.593
|
|
|
| Gallium Arsenide
|
GaAs
|
5.31
|
1.59
|
|
|
| Germanium
|
Ge
|
5.35
|
0.516
|
|
|
| Gold
|
Au
|
19.30
|
0.381
|
|
Used often
|
| Indium
|
In
|
7.30
|
0.841
|
120
|
Used often
|
| Indium antimonide
|
InSb
|
5.76
|
0.769
|
|
|
| Iridium
|
Ir
|
22.4
|
0.129
|
|
|
| Iron
|
Fe
|
7.86
|
0.349
|
|
|
| Lead
|
Pb
|
11.3
|
1.13
|
|
|
| Lead sulfide
|
PbS
|
7.50
|
0.566
|
|
|
| Lithium fluoride
|
LiF
|
2.638
|
0.778
|
|
|
| Magnesium
|
Mg
|
1.74
|
1.61
|
|
|
| Magnesium oxide
|
MgO
|
3.58
|
0.411
|
|
|
| Magnesium Fluoride
|
MgF2
|
3.00 ( should be 3.18)
|
0.427( should be 0.637)
|
|
|
| Manganese
|
Mn
|
7.20
|
0.377
|
|
|
| Manganese(II) Sulfide
|
MnS
|
3.99
|
0.94
|
|
|
| Mercury
|
Hg
|
13.46
|
0.74
|
|
|
| Molybdenum
|
Mo
|
10.2
|
0.257
|
|
|
| Nickel
|
Ni
|
8.91
|
0.331
|
|
Used often
|
| Niobium
|
Nb
|
8.578
|
0.492
|
|
|
| Niobium(V) Oxide
|
Nb2O5
|
4.47
|
*1.00
|
|
*z ratio has not been established
|
| Palladium
|
Pd
|
12.0
|
0.357
|
|
|
| Platinum
|
Pt
|
21.4
|
0.245
|
|
|
| Potasium Cloride
|
KCl
|
1.98
|
2.05
|
|
|
| Selenium
|
Se
|
4.82
|
0.864
|
|
|
| Silicon
|
Si
|
2.32
|
0.712
|
|
|
| Silicon(II) Oxide
|
SiO
|
2.13
|
0.87
|
|
|
| Silicon dioxide (fused quarz)
|
SiO2
|
2.20
|
1.07
|
|
|
| Silver
|
Ag
|
10.5
|
0.529
|
|
|
| Silver bromide
|
AgBr
|
6.47
|
1.18
|
|
|
| Silver chloride
|
AgCl
|
5.56
|
1.32
|
|
|
| Sodium
|
Na
|
0.97
|
4.8
|
|
|
| Sodium chloride
|
NaCl
|
2.17
|
1.57
|
|
|
| Tantalum
|
Ta
|
16.6
|
0.262
|
|
|
| Tantalum(IV) oxide
|
Ta2O5
|
8.2
|
0.30
|
|
|
| Tin
|
Sn
|
7.30
|
0.724
|
|
Used often
|
| Titanium
|
Ti
|
4.50
|
0.628
|
|
Used often
|
| Titanium (IV) Oxide
|
TiO2
|
4.26
|
0.40
|
|
|
| Titanium Oxide
|
TiO
|
4.90
|
*1.00
|
|
* z ratio not established
|
| Tungsten
|
W
|
19.3
|
0.163
|
|
|
| Tungsten carbide
|
WC
|
15.6
|
0.151
|
|
|
| Zinc
|
Zn
|
7.04
|
0.514
|
|
Used often
|
| Zinc Oxide
|
ZnO
|
5.61
|
0.556
|
|
|
| Zinc Sulfide
|
ZnS
|
4.09
|
0.775
|
|
|
| Zirconium
|
Zr
|
6.51
|
0.60
|
|
Should be 6.49
|
| Zirconium Oxide
|
ZrO2
|
5.6
|
1.001
|
|
|
|