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Zamak 5 vs. 705.0 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 705.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 705.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
62 to 65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
8.4 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
63 to 98
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
610
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.2
1.6
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
18 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
120 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
92.3 to 98.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
1.4 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 3.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15