Lighting & Design Glossary - Z

Zamac/Zamak

An alloy of base metal zinc with aluminum, magnesium and copper (or kupfer, in German). Proportions of each alloying metal differ between different zamak alloys, but all maintain a consistent 4% aluminum.

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