Die Cast ZA-12 vs. Zamak 5
Both die cast ZA-12 and Zamak 5 are zinc alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is die cast ZA-12 and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 | |
| 92 |
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 600 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.3 | |
| 6.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 56 |
| Knoop Hardness | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.25 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 63 | |
| 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 95 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 430 | |
| 390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.2 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 42 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.0 | |
| 6.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
| 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 10.5 to 11.5 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0.025 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 87.1 to 89 | |
| 94.3 to 95.7 |