Zamak Chemical Properties Physical Properties
Zamak Commercial name for a zinc base alloy with aluminum, copper and magnesium. Versatile material used to obtain die casting pieces in high volumes with high precision and detail reproductibility eliminating machining and reducing costs. Chemical properties DESIGNATION ABBREV. ALLOY Weight Aluminium Magnesium Copper Lead Cadmium Tin Iron Nickel Silicium Titanium Chromium Zinc ( Al ) ( Mg ) ( Cu ) ( Pb ) ( Cd ) ( Sn ) ( Fe ) ( Ni ) ( Si ) ( Ti ) ( Cr ) ( Zn ) min. 3,8 0,035 2,7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- rest. ZAMAK 2 ZL2 ZnAl4Cu3 max. 4,2 0,06 3,3 0,003 0,003 0,001 0,02 0,001 0,02 --- --- rest. min. 3,8 0,035 0,7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- rest. ZAMAK 3 ZL3 ZnAl4 max. 4,2 0,06 1,1 0,003 0,003 0,001 0,02 0,001 0,02 --- --- rest. min. 3,8 0,035 0,7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- rest. ZAMAK 5 ZL5 ZnAl4Cu1 max. 4,2 0,06 1,1 0,003 0,003 0,001 0,02 0,001 0,02 --- --- rest. min. 5,6 --- 1,2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- rest. ZAMAK 6 ZL6 ZnAl6Cu1 max. 6,0 0,005 1,6 0,003 0,003 0,001 0,02 --- 0,02 --- --- rest. min. 8,2 0,02 0,9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- rest. ZAMAK 8 ZL8 ZnAl8Cu1 max. 8,8 0,03 1,3 0,005 0,005 0,002 0,035 0,001 0,035 --- --- rest. min. 10,8 0,02 0,5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- rest. ZAMAK 12 ZL12 ZnAl11Cu1 max. 11,5 0,03 1,2 0,005 0,005 0,002 0,05 --- 0,05 --- --- rest. min. 0,01 --- 1,0 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0,15 0,1 rest.
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