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Zamak 7 vs. 713.0 Aluminum

Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 713.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 7 and the bottom bar is 713.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
74 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
71
Elongation at Break, % 13
3.9 to 4.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47
63 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
27
Shear Strength, MPa 210
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
610
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.2
1.6
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
8.7 to 9.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
210 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
28 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
87.6 to 92.4
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.075
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.0050 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.0050 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25