DIE CASTING ALLOY DATA
Courtesy of Old Jacksonville Industries, Inc.
Zinc/Aluminum Die Casting
SPECIFICATION	Aluminum - ASTM B 85-95							Zinc		Zinc-Aluminum
Commercial	380-3%	380-1%	A360.0	384.0	43	13	383	903	925 (#5)	ZA-8	ZA-12	ZA-27
SAE	306	306	309	303	304	305	383	J 46-8b	J 46-8b
ASTM (UNS)	A13800		A13600	A03840	A34430	A14130	A03830	B 86-95 Z33520	B 86-96 Z35531	B 791-95 Z35636	B 791-96 Z35631	B 791-96 Z35841
Federal QQ-A-591 F			A360.0	384.0	C443.0	A413.0	383.0	QQ-Z-363B AG40A	QQ-Z-363B AC41A
ELEMENT
Copper	3.0-4.0	3.0-4.0	0.6	3.0-4.5	0.60	1.0	2.0-3.0	0.3	0.75-1.25	0.8-1.3	0.5-1.20	2.0-2.5
Iron	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	2	1.3	1.3	0.10	0.10	0.075	0.075	0.075
Silicon	7.5	7.5-9.5	9.0-10.0	10.5-12.0	4.5-6.0	11.0-13.0	9.5-11.5
Magnesium	0.10	0.10	0.4-0.6	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.02-0.05	0.03-0.08	0.015-0.030	0.015-0.030	0.010-0.020
Manganese	0.50	0.50	0.35	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.50
Zinc	3.00	1.00	0.50	3.00	0.50	0.50	3.00	Balance	Balance	Balance	Balance	Balance
Nickel	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.30
Tin	0.35	0.35	0.15	0.35	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003
Aluminum	Balance	Balance	Balance	Balance	Balance	Balance	Balance	3.5-4.3	3.5-4.3	8.0-8.8	10.5-11.5	25.0-28.0
Lead (max.)								0.005	0.005	0.006	0.006	0.006
Cadmium (max.)								0.004	0.004	0.006	0.006	0.006
PROPERTIES
Tensile Strength (ksi)	47	47	46	48	33	43	45	41	48	54	58	61
Yield Strength (ksi)	23	23	24	24	14	21	22	32	33	42	46	53
Elongation (% in 2")	3.5	3.5	3.5	2.5	3.5	3.5	10	7	6-10	4-7	1-3
Shear Strength (ksi)	27	28	28	29	19	25	27	31	38	40	43	47
Fatigue Strength (ksi)