Zinc Alloys were developed specifically for pressure die casting using hot chamber casting, which is highly automated and the most popular and efficient die casting process. ZA Alloys (Zinc Aluminum Alloys) were developed initially for gravity casting using sand, permanent mold, plaster mold and graphite mold casting techniques. ZA alloys can be used in pressure die casting, but require a cold chamber casting method. Only ZA-8 can be hot chamber die cast. Safety Data Sheet available upon Request
Unit of Measure
Advantages
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Ingredients of Material - Zinc
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Ingredients of Material - Aluminium
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Hazards Identification
Advantages
N/A
• Can produce parts of almost any shape. |
Ingredients of Material - Zinc
Hazardous Ingredients |
N/A Zinc |
Approx. Concentration |
N/A 96 % |
C.A.S.N.A. or U.N. Numbers |
N/A 7440-66-6 |
Exposure Limits1 | N/A ACGIH TLV - NoneEstablished NIOSH REL - NoneEstablished OSHA PEL - NoneEstablished |
LD[50] LC[50] Specify Species and Route |
N/A Human inh. TCLo124 mg/cu.m./50M |
Ingredients of Material - Aluminium
Hazardous Ingredients |
N/A Aluminum |
Approx. Concentration |
N/A 4 % |
C.A.S.N.A. or U.N. Numbers |
N/A 7429-90-5 |
Exposure Limits 2 | N/A 5 mg/cu.m.(respirable) 5.0 mg/cu.m ACGIH TLV - NoneEstablished NIOSH REL -10 mg/cu.m. (total) OSHA PEL - NoneEstablished |
Hazards Identification
Skin / Eyes |
N/A Acute: Contact with zinc powder or dust or zinc oxide fume may causelocal irritation. |
Inhalation |
N/A When excessive zinc or aluminum oxide fumes are inhaled, it may causeflu-like symptoms or fever, chills and nausea. |
Ingestion |
N/A When ingested in excessive amounts, zinc can irritate the stomachresulting in nausea and vomiting. |
Effects of Chronic Exposure to Product |
N/A Skin Contact: Prolonged or repeated skin contact with zinc dust powdermay cause a mild dermatitis. |
Carginogen |
N/A Zinc and aluminumare not listed as carcinogens by OSHA, the NationalToxicology Program (NTP), the International Agency for Research onCancer (IARC), or EEC. |
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1 OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration; ACGIH - American Conference of Government Industrial
Hygiene; NIOSH- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The OSHA PEL for zinc oxide dust is 10 mg/cu.m. (total) and 5 mg/cu.m. (respirable); the OSHA PEL for zinc oxide fume is 5 mg/cum.m. The ACGIH PEL for zinc oxide dust is 10 mg/cu.m. and the ACGIH PEL for zinc oxide fume is 5 -
2 The OSHA PEL for aluminum dust is 15 mg/cu.m. and 5 mg/cu.m. (respirable). The ACGIH TLV is 10 mg/cum.m.
for metal dust and 5 mg/cu.m. as welding fumes.
EEC Classification - zinc, aluminum and copper are not listed as dangerous substances.