According to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamak Zamac is the same as Zamak, and both refer to a family of alloys. The article says that one of the alloys, Zamak 3, is used for 70% of all North American zinc die castings. Charles Weston
--- On Tue, 10/11/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Interesting look at Kadee To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 12:34 AM Jace, The mention of re-melted scrap would be the case if it sat for years first, probably never drops to room temperature before it gets used again and does not sit and oxidize for extended periods of time. Today’s casting metals as well as everything else have vastly improved over the years and raw materials are just that even when gleaned from old products, properly cleaned and fluxed they work just fine again. Nobody uses Zamac anymore for anything I know of. It was a very cheap material compared to what is used today. I have a good feeling Kadee cleans the dross (technical term for slag that floats to the top of the metal) from the pot before casting. Thanks! Keith Wiseman Wiseman Model Services Inc. 898 Black's Cross Road Paris, Ky 40361 859-484-9573 [email protected] www.wisemanmodelservices.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
