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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. Zamak 2

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc 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 EN AC-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
87
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
35

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
92.2 to 94
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0