Zinc die casting has the ability to manufacture light weight parts due to the unique combination of strength and fluidity. Zinc’s unique combination of strength and fluidity also allows these parts to be made with very unique designs and shapes. Manufacturing light weight zinc helps reduce costs in shipping and handling, manufacturing, and energy; overall…
Zinc die casting has many advantages in electrical applications. The zinc alloys are stronger and tougher than many molded plastics or other metal alloys used in die casting. Zinc also has outstanding electromagnetic shielding and vibrational dampening characteristics, which are both desirable when protecting internal electrical components. One of zinc’s desired characteristics is its ability…
Deco Products strives to practice environmentally friendly zinc die casting techniques through all our operations and processes. Zinc is one of the most sustainable and energy friendly manufacturing metals because of its low melting temperature and ability to be 100% recyclable. In the case of zinc die casting, the cost-effective advantages also lead to advantages…
Deco Products is the largest stand alone zinc die cast manufacturer in North America. Located in Decorah, Iowa, Deco Products operates in a 150,000 square foot building with about 200 employees. At Deco, zinc die cast parts are formed from raw certified zinc alloy ingots. Next the zinc parts are degated from the zinc “runner”.…
Precision zinc alloys are almost universally used in the zinc die casting process. The term precision zinc alloys refers to the specific additions of metals into the molten zinc to create an alloy. For example, Zamak 3 contains roughly 4% aluminum and .01% copper, along with specific traces of other die casting metals. Although, high…
Zinc die cast cars and toys have been a collectable tradition since the early to mid 20th century. All sorts of toys are made using the die casting process, such as cars, trucks, planes, construction equipment, and trains. Like any zinc die cast part, toys are also created with the process of injection molding. Zinc…
The window sash lock is an important part of any window in a home. Sash locks come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors, but they all are used for the same purpose. It is an important function of every sash lock to be strong without breaking when subjected to heavy force. Sash locks are…
Zinc alloys are manufactured with zinc as the base while also containing small and precise traces of die cast metals such as copper, aluminum, magnesium, etc. ZA-8 is a zinc alloy in the zinc aluminum (ZA) family. ZA alloys were originally developed for gravity casting in the 1970’s. In the 1980’s ZA alloys evolved into…
EZAC is an Eastern Alloys trademarked zinc alloy, and is the most recently developed zinc die cast alloy. This zinc-based alloy contains specific additions of copper and aluminum to give it unique properties and characteristics when used in zinc die casting. Further details can be found at following link. https://www.eazall.com/ezac EZAC is considered to be…
ZAMAK is a type of zinc alloy that consists of aluminum, magnesium, copper, and of course zinc. This alloy family contains copper, but is spelled with a K. This is because the acronym ZAMAK uses the German spelling: Zink, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Kupfer. That being said, ZAMAK is some times spelled ZAMAC with an English…