Technical Papers
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The Causes of Defects in Zinc Diecastings
11 April 2012
An indepth article written for Foundry Trades Journal by John Titley of Brock Metal to look at the causes of defects in zinc diecastings. This 8 page article gives lots of useful tips and lots of technical advice and guidance.Galvanizing Association Article on Zinc Protection
19 January 2012
An article from the Galvnizing Association on zinc and its protective qualities
ZincAssocArticle (1026Kb)Galvanizing Association Magazine 12.11
19 January 2012
The latest Quarterly magazine from the Galvanizing AssociationHotDipGalvanizingMag1211 (2056Kb)Zinc Diecasting Defects - their cause and elimination
12 July 2011
A detailed look at the defects often suffered by zinc diecasters and an analysis of their causes and solutions.
Brock Metal ISO9001:2000 Certificate
11 April 2012
ISO9001:2000 CertificateBrock Metal Certificate (297Kb)Vertical Gating Techniques
16 June 2010
A paper describing new developments in vertical gating techniques for zinc diecasters Chemistry of Zinc Foundry Alloys
21 April 2010
An introduction to the zinc alloy chemistry of foundry alloys
Alloy designation & stress curves
15 December 2009
This PDF contains two charts. An alloy designation cross reference table and a graph showing strain curves for die cast Zamak and ZA alloysdesignation and stress curves (307Kb)