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Title: Fatigue properties of die cast zinc alloys for automotive lock applications

Abstract

During the 1970’s many automotive lock systems were converted from zinc die casting alloys to engineering plastics for reasons of weight and cost. Recent increases in requirements for precision and security have caused automotive and other lock designers to reconsider zinc alloy die-castings for these applications. To enable this, there is a need for mechanical property data comparable to that of the plastics materials used in these applications. In this work, rotary bending fatigue tests were performed on Alloys 3, 5, ZA-8 and AcuZinc 5 using an R.R. Moore fatigue machine. Testing was performed at 30 Hz and was stopped at 1x107 cycles. The fatigue limit results were compared to data reported in the literature for higher number of cycles and faster rotations.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. International Lead and Zinc Research Organization, Research Triangle, NC
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Albany Research Center (ARC), Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE - Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI Identifier:
903226
Report Number(s):
DOE/ARC-2004-033
TRN: US200719%%646
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 108th Metalcasting Congress & CastExpo, Rosemont, IL, June 12-15, 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ACCURACY; ALLOYS; BENDING; CASTING; PLASTICS; SECURITY; TESTING; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS; die casting; zinc alloy; automotive locks; fatigue testing

Citation Formats

Schrems, Karol K, Dogan, Omer N, and Goodwin, F E. Fatigue properties of die cast zinc alloys for automotive lock applications. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Schrems, Karol K, Dogan, Omer N, & Goodwin, F E. Fatigue properties of die cast zinc alloys for automotive lock applications. United States.
Schrems, Karol K, Dogan, Omer N, and Goodwin, F E. 2004. "Fatigue properties of die cast zinc alloys for automotive lock applications". United States.
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abstractNote = {During the 1970’s many automotive lock systems were converted from zinc die casting alloys to engineering plastics for reasons of weight and cost. Recent increases in requirements for precision and security have caused automotive and other lock designers to reconsider zinc alloy die-castings for these applications. To enable this, there is a need for mechanical property data comparable to that of the plastics materials used in these applications. In this work, rotary bending fatigue tests were performed on Alloys 3, 5, ZA-8 and AcuZinc 5 using an R.R. Moore fatigue machine. Testing was performed at 30 Hz and was stopped at 1x107 cycles. The fatigue limit results were compared to data reported in the literature for higher number of cycles and faster rotations.},
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year = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
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