ZAMAK 2 is the strongest and hardest of the four Zamak alloys. While generally produced by die casting, ZAMAK 2 is occasionally gravity cast. It is not a widely used alloy. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Zn-51. Producer or source: Noranda Sales Corporation.

ZA-27 is the strongest, hardest and lightest of the three-member ZA alloy group (see also ZA-8, Alloy Digest Zn-48, January 1990, and ZA-12, Alloy Digest Zn-49, May 1990). Mechanical properties of ZA-27 compare favorably with many heavier more costly (manufacturing intensive) alloys such as malleable and ductile iron, manganese and aluminum bronzes and many ferrous and nonferrous wrought alloys. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-50. Producer or source: Aluminum Smelting and Refining Company Inc.. See also Alloy Digest Zn-32, October 1977.

ZA-12 is the intermediate member of the family of three ZA die-casting alloys. Its melting point, solidification range and recommended casting-temperature range are greater than those of ZA-8. (See Alloy Digest Zn-48, January 1990). Due to these factors, ZA-12 must be die cast in cold chamber die-casting machines like conventional aluminum die-casting alloys. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-49. Producer or source: Aluminum Smelting and Refining Company Inc.. See also Alloy Digest Zn-31, September 1977.

UNS No. Z33531 is a zinc-base alloy containing about 4% aluminum and 1% copper. It is primarily a die casting alloy, having somewhat higher strength than UNS Z33521. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Zn-46. Producer or source: Zinc alloy producers.

UNS Z33520 is a zinc-base alloy containing about 4% aluminum. It has no intentionally added copper. It is a relatively ductile (bendable and shapable) die casting alloy. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Zn-45. Producer or source: Zinc alloy producers.

UNS No. Z35840 is a zinc-aluminum-copper alloy that offers exceptionally high strength (58,000 to 64,000 psi tensile strength as cast) at modest cost. It performs best in thin-walled castings (down to 0.10 inch) which means reduced weight and lower material costs when castings are redesigned. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness, creep, and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion and wear resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-44. Producer or source: Zinc alloy producers.

UNS No. Z35635 is a zinc-aluminum-copper-magnesium foundry alloy recommended for castings of moderate strength and low cost. It was designed for use in nonferrous permanent-mold foundries to compete with cast-iron, aluminum and bronze castings. The alloy can be sand cast and die cast. Its many uses include hardware, valves, implement components and equipment for liquid fuel transfer because it is non-sparking. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion and wear resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-42. Producer or source: Zinc alloy producers.

WEIRKOTE PLUS is a Galfan-coated sheet steel. The sheet is conventional low-carbon steel normally used for galvanized sheets and strip. This digest will concentrate on the characteristics and properties of the Galfan coating which is nominally a 95% zinc-5% aluminum alloy. The coating on Weirkote Plus is ideal for a variety of tough applications. It is excellent for products that require deep drawing and it combines extra corrosion resistance with superior formability. This datasheet provides information on composition and physical properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-41. Producer or source: Weirton Steel Corp.

GALFAN is a zinc-5% aluminum alloy with an addition of mischmetal to introduce small amounts of the rare-earth elements lanthanum and cerium. Its composition is eutectic and it was developed to provide a hot-dip coating alloy that would be better than zinc as a protective coating for steel. GALFAN can be used to coat steel sheet, strip and wire with only minor modification of the existing equipment used to produce galvanized steel. GALFAN coatings have good performance characteristics in a variety of applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and hardness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating and joining. Filing Code: Zn-40. Producer or source: Zinc Research Organization Inc..

KIDD Alloy ZA-27 is a zinc-aluminum-copper high-strength foundry alloy. It is well suited to structural applications, once the exclusive domain of malleable cast iron, bronzes and aluminum. ZA-27 offers an as-sand-cast tensile strength of 58,000 to 64,000 psi at modest cost; also, it can be cast in cold-chamber machines for better properties than those of conventional die-casting alloys. It is extremely resistant to galling because it has natural lubricity and is thus well suited to bearing and bushing applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness, creep, and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-39. Producer or source: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd.

KIDD Alloy ZA-12 is the general-purpose, zinc-aluminum-copper foundry alloy. It can be sand, permanent-mold or die cast. Alloy ZA-12 has a modest cost and a tensile strength suitable for many applications where bronze and cast or malleable iron were traditionally used. Alloy ZA-12 is extremely resistant to galling, has natural lubricity and is thus well suited to lubricated bearing and bushing applications. It is particularly well suited to liquid and gas-pressure applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-38. Producer or source: Kidd Creek Mines Ltd.

Tg-12 Zinc Alloy is the general-purpose, zinc-aluminum-copper foundry alloy. It can be sand, permanent-mold or die cast, has a modest cost and a tensile strength suitable for many applications where bronze and cast or malleable iron were traditionally used. Tg-12 is extremely resistant to galling, has natural lubricity and is thus well suited to lubricated bearing and bushing applications. Tg-12 is particularly well suited to liquid and gas-pressure applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-37. Producer or source: Texasgulf Inc..

SUPER-Z is a superplastic zinc-aluminum alloy basically of the eutectoid composition of 78% zinc-22% aluminum with various minor additives to improve its properties, such as strength and creep resistance. Four grades of superplastic zinc alloys are available: SUPER-Z 100, SUPER-Z 200, SUPER-Z 300 and SUPER-Z 400. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness and creep. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-34. Producer or source: The New Jersey Zinc Company.

BALL ROLLED ZINC Alloy 809 is a zinc-aluminum-copper alloy that displays maximum strength, hardness and wear resistance among zinc-base alloys. Despite its high strength, it can be machined readily. It does not stain other metals and is used in such applications as keys and tokens. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear and bend strength It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-33. Producer or source: Ball Corporation, Metal and Chemical Division.

ZA-27 is a zinc-aluminum-copper alloy that offers exceptionally high strength (58,000 to 64,000 psi tensile strength as cast) at modest cost. It performs best in thin-walled castings (down to 0.10 inch) which means reduced weight and lower material costs when castings are redesigned. It is similar to the general-purpose ZA-12 alloy (Alloy Digest Zn-31, September 1977) except for its higher strength and elongation, but with higher casting temperatures and poor heavy-section castability. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and creep. It also includes information on corrosion and wear resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-32. Producer or source: Eastern Alloys Inc.. See also Alloy Digest Zn-50, June 1990.

ZA-12 is a zinc-aluminum-copper foundry alloy recommended for general-purpose castings of high strength at moderate cost. Its properties are similar to those of cast iron; however, it was designed for use in nonferrous foundries to compete with cast-iron, bronze, brass and aluminum castings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion and wear resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-31. Producer or source: Eastern Alloys Inc.. See also Alloy Digest Zn-49, May 1990.

DI-METAL 3 is a zinc-base alloy of high fluidity capable of producing fine detail in die castings. It is the most stable of the zinc die casting alloys, but on aging loses about 20% of its tensile strength with practically no impact drop. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Zn-3. Producer or source: Federated Metals Corporation, ASARCO Inc..