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Table 3 A mass percentage (Mass%) and atomic percentage (Atom%) of elements of each density standard made of the pure aluminum (Alu), aluminum alloy (duralumin, Dur), cuprum alloy (Cup), iron–nickel alloy (IrNi), and iron–silicon alloy (IrSi)

From: Selection of density standard and X–ray tube settings for computed digital absorptiometry in horses using the k–means clustering algorithm

Density standard

Alu

Dur

Cup

IrNi

IrSi

Mass%

Al 94.87 ± 0.27

Cu 3.56 ± 0.19

Si 0.85 ± 0.04

Mg 0.71 ± 0.02

Al 72.17 ± 0.46

Cu 17.53 ± 0.70

Zn 7.28 ± 0.54

O 1.81 ± 0.10

Fe 0.61 ± 0.09

Mn 0.60 ± 0.09

Cu 56.24 ± 0.72

Zn 39.30 ± 0.72

Pb 2.37 ± 0.10

O 1.84 ± 0.06

Cl 0.25 ± 0.02

Fe 92.18 ± 3.26

Ni 7.82 ± 1.24

Fe 97.93 ± 0.65

Si 2.07 ± 0.05

Atom%

Al 96.81 ± 0.27

Cu 1.54 ± 0.08

Si 0.85 ± 0.04

Mg 0.81 ± 0.03

Al 83.66 ± 0.53

Cu 8.63 ± 0.34

Zn 3.48 ± 0.26

O 3.54 ± 0.20

Fe 0.34 ± 0.05

Mn 0.34 ± 0.05

Cu 54.63 ± 0.70

Zn 37.11 ± 0.68

Pb 0.71 ± 0.03

O 7.11 ± 0.22

Cl 0.44 ± 0.04

Fe 92.53 ± 3.27

Ni 7.47 ± 1.19

Fe 95.98 ± 0.63

Si 4.02 ± 0.10

  1. Al aluminum, Cu copper, Si silicon, Mg magnesium, Zn zinc, O oxygen, Fe iron, Mn manganese, Pb lead, Cl chlorine, Ni nickel