Appendix A
Material Properties
Material
Density
ZFactor
Material
Density
ZFactor
Aluminum
2.73
1.08
Magnesium Fluoride
3
1
Aluminum Oxide
3.97
1
Manganese
7.2
0.377
Antimony
6.62
0.768
Manganese Sulfide
3.99
0.94
Arsenic
5.73
0.966
Mercury
13.46
0.74
Barium
3.5
2.1
Molybdenum
10.2
0.257
Beryllium
1.85
0.543
Neodymium Fluoride
6.506
1
Bismuth
9.8
0.79
Neodymium Oxide
7.24
1
Bismuth Oxide
8.9
1
Nickel
8.91
0.331
Boron
2.54
0.389
Niobium
8.57
0.493
Cadmium
8.64
0.682
Niobium Oxide
4.47
1
Cadmium Selenium
5.81
1
Palladium
12
0.357
Cadmium Sulfide
4.83
1.02
Platinum
21.4
0.245
Cadmium Teluridium
5.85
0.98
Potassium Chloride
1.98
2.05
Calcium
1.55
2.62
Rhenium
21.04
0.15
Calcium Fluoride
3.18
0.775
Rhodium
12.41
0.21
Carbon Diamond
3.52
0.22
Samarium
7.54
0.89
Carbon Graphite
2.25
3.26
Scandium
3
0.91
Cerium Fluoride
6.16
1
Selenium
4.82
0.864
Cerium Oxide
7.13
1
Silicon
2.32
0.712
Chromium
7.2
0.305
Silicon Dioxide
2.2
1.07
Chromium Oxide
5.21
1
Silicon Oxide
2.13
0.87
Cobalt
8.71
0.343
Silver
10.5
0.529
Copper
8.93
0.437
Silver Bromide
6.47
1.18
Copper Sulfide
4.6
0.82
Silver Chloride
5.56
1.32
Copper Sulfide B
5.8
0.67
Sodium
0.97
4.8
Copper Sulfide A
5.6
0.69
Sodium Chloride
2.17
1.57
Dysprosium
8.54
0.6
Sulfur
2.07
2.29
Erbium
9.05
0.74
Tantalum
16.6
0.262
Gadolinium
7.89
0.67
Tantalum Oxide
8.2
0.3
Gallium
5.93
0.593
Tellurium
6.25
0.9
Gallium Arsenide
5.31
1.59
Terbium
8.27
0.66
Germanium
5.35
0.516
Thallium
11.85
1.55
Gold
19.3
.381
Thorium Fluoride
6.32
1
Hafnium
13.1
0.36
Tin
7.3
0.724
Hafnium Oxide
9.63
1
Titanium
4.5
0.628
Holnium
8.8
0.58
Titanium Oxide
4.9
1
Indium
7.3
0.841
Titanium Oxide IV
4.26
0.4
Indium Intimnide
5.76
0.769
Tungsten
19.3
0.163
Indium Oxide
7.18
1
Tungsten Carbide
15.6
0.151
Iridium
22.4
0.129
Uranium
18.7
0.238
Iron
7.86
0.349
Vanadium
5.96
0.53
Lanthanum
6.17
0.92
Ytterbium
6.98
1.13
Lanthanum Fluoride
5.94
1
Yttrium
4.34
0.835
Lanthanum Oxide
6.51
1
Yttrium Oxide
5.01
1
Lead
11.3
1.13
Zinc
7.04
0.514
Lead Sulfide
7.5
0.566
Zinc Oxide
5.61
0.556
Lithium
0.53
5.9
Zinc Selenide
5.26
0.722
Lithium Fluoride
2.64
0.774
Zinc Sulfide
4.09
0.775
Magnesium
1.74
1.61
Zirconium Oxide
5.6
1.001