--- title: Whip Mix Blog | Milling Materials description: Milling Materials | --- [![whip_mix_logo.png](https://info.whipmix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/whip_mix_logo.png?width=180&name=whip_mix_logo.png "whip_mix_logo.png")](https://whipmix.com/) [![Contact Us](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/111220/b7ad40d2-a589-4955-901d-95c009e55049.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/111220/b7ad40d2-a589-4955-901d-95c009e55049) ![background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg](https://info.whipmix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg?width=1500&name=background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg "background-teeth-banner-100867-edited.jpg") # The Whip Mix Blog [![](https://info.whipmix.com/hubfs/Product_Images/Milling%20Materials/Vericore-Zirconia-Shade-Match.jpg) ](https://info.whipmix.com/arent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa) [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Farent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa&t=Aren’t%20all%20Zirconia%20Discs%20the%20Same?%20Looking%20Past%20Translucency%20and%20Strength) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Farent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa&text=:%20) [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Farent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa&title=Aren’t%20all%20Zirconia%20Discs%20the%20Same?%20Looking%20Past%20Translucency%20and%20Strength&summary=) [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Farent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa) ##### [Aren’t all Zirconia Discs the Same? Looking Past Translucency and Strength](https://info.whipmix.com/arent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa) - ** [Milling Materials](https://info.whipmix.com/topic/milling-materials) - [** By Cassandra Dombrowski](https://info.whipmix.com/author/cassandra-dombrowski) - ** March 12, 2020 I get this question all the time from lab's inquiring about Whip Mix's zirconia products, and the answer simply is "no- all... [Read More](https://info.whipmix.com/arent-all-zirconia-discs-the-same-looking-past-translucency-and-mpa) [![](https://info.whipmix.com/hubfs/Zr%20Blog%20(2).jpg) ](https://info.whipmix.com/white-multi-layer-or-shaded-zirconia-which-is-right-for-you) [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.whipmix.com%2Fwhite-multi-layer-or-shaded-zirconia-which-is-right-for-you&t=White,%20Multi-layer,%20or%20Shaded%20Zirconia%20- Which%20is%20right%20for%20you?) 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