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6065 Aluminum vs. Zamak 7

6065 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
86
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96 to 110
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
33
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
3.5 to 4.3
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
95.3 to 96.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0