Zamak 5 vs. ZA-12
Both Zamak 5 and ZA-12 are zinc alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 92 | |
| 89 to 100 |
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 600 | |
| 230 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 56 | |
| 73 to 120 |
| Knoop Hardness | 120 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.26 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 57 | |
| 56 to 63 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.2 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.4 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.025 to 0.080 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 94.3 to 95.7 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |