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Zamak 5 vs. 4147 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 4147 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
27
Shear Strength, MPa 260
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
5.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
11 to 13
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15