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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. Zamak 3

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 EN AC-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
86
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
95.3 to 96.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0