Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : MTD 09
Document Number : MTD 09 ( 27075)
Document Title [English] : Zinc-Aluminium Alloy Ingots intended for Foundry and Die Castings ― Specification
Document Title [Hindi] : फाउंड्री और डाई कास्टिंग के लिए जिंक- ऐल्युमिनियम मिश्रधातु इंगट ― विशिष्टता
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 2
ICS Code : 77.120.60
Date of Project Approval : 19-11-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 713: 1981
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 713: 1981


Classification Details
Group : Metals, Alloys and Metal Products (including Steel Products)
Sub Group : Non ferrous metals and their alloys
Sub Sub Group : Zinc & its alloys
Aspects : Product Specification
Risk : None
Certification : Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Mines
Sustainable development Goals :
  • RESPOSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Degree of Equivalence : Not Equivalent
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 301 :2006
Organization Type: ISO

::Cross Referenced Indian Standard::
Sl. No. Is No & Year IS Title
1 IS 209: 2024 Refined Zinc - Specification (Fifth Revision)
2 IS 1387: 1993 General requirements for the supply of metallurgical materials (Second Revision)
3 IS 1817: 1961 Methods of sampling non - Ferrous metals for chemical analysis
4 IS 2600 : Part 1: 1988 Methods of chemical analysis of zinc and zinc base alloys for die castings: Part 1 determination of copper, iron, nickel, tin and thallium by spectrophotometric method (First Revision)
5 IS 2600 : Part 2: 1988 Methods of chemical analysis of zinc and zinc base alloys for die castings: Part 2 determination of copper, iron, lead and cadmium by atomic absorption spectrophotometric method (First Revision)
6 IS 2600 : Part 5: 2022 Method of chemical analysis of zinc and zinc base alloys for die casting (Part 5) : Analysis by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry First Revision
7 IS 2600 : Part 6: 2022 METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ZINC AND ZINC BASE ALLOYS FOR DIE CASTINGS (PART6) DETERMINATION OF MAGNESIUM BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRIC METHOD First Revision
8 IS 2600 : Part 7: 2022 METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ZINC AND ZINC BASE ALLOYS FOR DIE CASTINGS PART 7 : DETERMINATION OF ALUMINIUM BY TITRIMETRIC METHOD (First Revision)
9 IS 18516 : 2023 Zinc and zinc alloys � Method of sampling � Specifications

Sl. No. Document No Document Title
1 MTD/34 / 23421 METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ZINC AND ZINC BASE ALLOYS FOR DIE CASTINGS PART 8 ANALYSIS OF SOLID SAMPLES BY OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 title has been modified from ‘Zinc Base Alloy Ingots for Die Casting’ to ‘Specification of Zinc-Aluminium Alloy Ingots Intended for Foundry and Die Castings’ and Scope has been enlarged to include alloys intended for foundry castings and thin wall die castings.
2 b) Seven new grades have been added to the standard, including two additional conventional Zamak alloys (Zamak 2 and Zamak 7), three new ZA alloys with a nominal composition exceeding 4 percent, one new high-fluidity alloy (HF alloys) designed for thin-wall die castings, and one more grade, ACuZn5, developed by General Motors. The ACuZn5 alloy features a slightly higher copper content and offers improved tensile strength, hardness, and creep resistance compared to the Zamak alloys. Its strength, hardness, and wear properties are comparable to those of ZA-12.
3 c) Small compositional changes have been made in ZnAl4 (Zamak 3) and ZnAl4Cu1 (Zamak 5), including the removal of Indium and Thalium requirements in the composition to align with international standards
4 f) Informative Annexes A, B, C, and D have been incorporated into the standard. Annex A delineates the relationship between the alloy designations specified in this standard and those employed in other international and national standards. Annex B provides a detailed overview of the nomenclature systems for zinc and zinc-aluminium alloys. Annex C offers comprehensive information regarding the development of advanced high-fluidity alloys, furnishes guidance on the selection of appropriate zinc alloys for specific applications, and elaborates on the role of various alloying elements in zinc alloys for die casting. Annex D includes information on the generally available composition of master alloys used with Zn99.995 and Zn99.99 grades of IS 209 for producing zinc alloy ingots for foundry and die casting applications.

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