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Zamak 5 vs. A360.0 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while A360.0 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 A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
1.6 to 5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
82 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
27
Shear Strength, MPa 260
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
100

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
85.8 to 90.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25