Zinc-aluminium casting alloys, composition

Zinc-aluminium casting alloys, composition

Further pages of our homepage interessting in this field are: Nomenclature of non-ferrous casting alloys acc. to DIN 1700, composition of aluminium casting alloys and magnesium casting alloys as well as pouring temperatures of different casting metals.

`Zinc-aluminium` `casting alloys`	`Chemical composition (Mass-%)`
`Abbreviation`	`Components`	`Additions` `(max.)`
`ZA8`	`Al 8.0 - 8.8` `Cu 0.8 - 1.3` `Mg 0.015 - 0.03` `Zn rest`	`Fe <0.10` `Pb <0.004` `Cd <0.003` `Sn <0.002`
`ZA12`	`Al 10.0 - 11.5` `Cu 0.5 - 1.25` `Mg 0.015 - 0.03` `Zn rest`	`Fe <0.075` `Pb <0.004` `Cd <0.003` `Sn <0.002`
`ZA27`	`Al 25.0 - 28.0` `Cu 2.0 - 2.5` `Mg 0.01 - 0.02` `Zn rest`	`Fe <0.10` `Pb <0.004` `Cd <0.003` `Sn <0.002`

from: Taschenbuch der Gießerei-Praxis, Fachverlag Schiele & Schön, Berlin

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