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Zamak 5 vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
66
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
25
Shear Strength, MPa 260
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
480
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.2
0.8
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
87.9 to 90.5
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 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15