Standards
Zinc alloy chemical composition standards are defined per country by the standard listed below:
| Country | Zinc ingot | Zinc casting |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | EN1774 | EN12844 |
| USA | ASTM B240 | ASTM B86 |
| Japan | JIS H2201 | JIS H5301 |
| Australia | AS 1881 - SAA H63 | AS 1881 - SAA H64 |
| China | GB 8738-88 | - |
| Canada | CSA HZ3 | CSA HZ11 |
| International | ISO 301 | - |
Zamak goes by many different names based on standard and/or country:
| Traditional name | Short composition name | Form | Common | ASTM† | Short European designation | JIS | China | UK BS 1004 | France NFA 55-010 | Germany DIN 1743-2 | UNS | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamak 2 or Kirksite |
ZnAl4Cu3 | Ingot | Alloy 2 | AG 43A | ZL0430 | - | ZX04 | - | Z-A4U3 | Z430 | Z35540 | ZL2, ZA-2, ZN-002 |
| Cast | ZP0430 | - | Z35541 | ZP2, ZA-2, ZN-002 | ||||||||
| Zamak 3 | ZnAl4 | Ingot | Alloy 3 | AG 40A | ZL0400 | Ingot type 2 | ZX01 | Alloy A | Z-A4 | Z400 | Z35521 | ZL3, ZA-3, ZN-003 |
| Cast | ZP0400 | ZDC2 | - | Z33520 | ZP3, ZA-3, ZN-003 | |||||||
| Zamak 4 | Ingot | Used in Asia only | ZA-4, ZN-004 | |||||||||
| Zamak 5 | ZnAl4Cu1 | Ingot | Alloy 5 | AG 41A | ZL0410 | Ingot type 1 | ZX03 | Alloy B | Z-A4UI | Z410 | Z35530 | ZL5, ZA-5, ZN-005 |
| Cast | ZP0410 | ZDC1 | - | Z35531 | ZP5, ZA-5, ZN-005 | |||||||
| Zamak 7 | ZnAl4Ni | Ingot | Alloy 7 | AG 40B | - | - | ZX02 | - | - | - | Z33522 | ZA-7, ZN-007 |
| Cast | - | Z33523 | ||||||||||
| †color of the cell is the color of the material designated by ASTM B908. | ||||||||||||
The Short European Designation code breaks down as follows (using ZL0430 as the example):
- Z is the material (Z=Zinc)
- P is the use (P=Pressure die casting (casting), L=Ingot)
- 04 is the percent aluminium (04= 4% aluminium)
- 3 is the percent copper (3= 3% copper)
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