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ZL0410 | ZnAl4Cu1 Broken zinc die-cast snap hook

Numeric designationZL0410
Chemical designationZnAl4Cu1
StateBroken zinc die-cast snap hook
Etchingungeätzt

The snap hook belonged to a lanyard. The overload fracture occurred in the weakened cross-section and for the most part brittle and transcrystalline (fissured fracture); dimple fracture was found in only one location. In longitudinal section, only a few gas pores are found along the surface. The dendritic structure is extremely finely formed.