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Zamak 5 vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while sintered 2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 6.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
6.2 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
91.5 to 96.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
3.5 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5