Zamak - Standards

Standards

Zinc alloy chemical composition standards are defined per country by the standard listed below:

Zinc alloy standards per country
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:

Various names for zamak alloys
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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