Zamak is a family of alloys having a zinc base metal and alloying elements such as copper, magnesium and aluminum. These alloys can be electroplated, wet painted and chromate conversion coated.
Grade Zamak 3 alloy is the most widely used zinc alloy in zinc die casting industry. It has excellent physical and mechanical properties, good castability and long term dimensional stability. It also offers excellent finishing characteristics for chromate treatments, painting and plating.
Chemical composition, properties, and common applications of Zamak 5 alloy used in die casting, including mechanical, thermal, and physical characteristics.
Nitronic 50 alloy is an austenitic, nitrogen strengthened steel that has corrosion resistance superior to grade 316 and 317 stainless steels. It has very good mechanical properties at both sub-zero and elevated temperatures.
Researchers have achieved another breakthrough in 3-D printing by developing techniques to print 3-D liquid metal structures which retain their shape at room temperature.
By G.P. Thomas
9 Jul 2013
A new metallic bubble wrap has been produced that holds significant advantages over both metal and plastic counterparts.
By G.P. Thomas
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Cutting production costs should never sacrifice on the component’s quality. Dynacast offers some top tips for maintaining quality whilst reducing costs using die-casting.
UNS designations C87300 to C87900 are cast silicon brasses and bronzes. Copper UNS C87400 is a silicon brass cast alloy. Silicon brasses are high strength brasses that are solid solution strengthened.
UNS C95200-C95810 designations refer to cast aluminum bronzes. Bronzes are usually formed with tin being the key additive to the copper.
Inconel is a group of austenitic nickel-chromium-based super alloys designed by Special Metals Corporation. Super alloys are high performance alloys that function well in environments with very high temperature.