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Zamak 5 vs. 5042 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5 and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
97 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
94.2 to 96.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15