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Zamak 3 vs. ZA-8

Both Zamak 3 and ZA-8 are zinc alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
87 to 100
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 410
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
51 to 100
Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 12
13
Knoop Hardness 110
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 50
54 to 65
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
34
Shear Strength, MPa 210
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
380
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.2
1.1
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 6.4
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0.015 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
89.7 to 91.2