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Zamak 5 vs. 1350 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 1350 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 1350 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
1.4 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
24 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260
44 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
68 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
25 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
61 to 62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
200 to 210

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
0.77 to 54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
4.4 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
96
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
3.0 to 8.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
99.5 to 100
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1