Post by ferrari512s on Dec 29, 2013 14:44:53 GMT -5
This turned out to be quite the popular series accidentally released in 1971.
You never knew when one of your redlines you purchased would be part of this Crumbler line!
This was a mystery that would eventually show itself through time.
Here is an example of a Six Shooter that turned into a Crumbler! In this case the frame ZAMAC material was exposed to impurities causing this breakage to occur.
Image is courtesy of Bob Rosas.
Another fine example of the same Six Shooter, the base or undercarriage was also exposed to a bad or contaminated batch of ZAMAC
Image is courtesy of Bob Rosas
Do you want to know more about what Hot Wheels are composed of?
Here you go, courtesy of Wikipedia...
Zamak (formerly trademarked as ZAMAK[1] and also known as Zamac) is a family of alloys with a base metal of zinc and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper. Zamak alloys are part of the zinc aluminium alloy family; they are distinguished from the other ZA alloys because of their constant 4% aluminium composition.[2] The name zamak is an acronym of the German names for the metals of which the alloys are composed: Zink (zinc), Aluminium, Magnesium and Kupfer (copper).[2] The New Jersey Zinc Company developed zamak alloys in 1929. While zinc alloys are popularly referred to as pot metal or white metal, zamak is held to higher industrial standards.
The most common zamak alloy is zamak 3, but zamak 2, zamak 5 and zamak 7 are still commercially used.[2] These alloys are most commonly die cast.[2] Zamak alloys (particularly #3 and #5) are frequently used in the spin casting industry.
A large problem with early zinc die casting materials was zinc pest, owing to impurities in the alloys.[3] Zamak avoided this by the use of 99.99% pure zinc metal, produced by New Jersey Zinc's use of a refluxer as part of the smelting process.
Zamak can be electroplated, wet painted, and chromate conversion coated well.[4]
You never knew when one of your redlines you purchased would be part of this Crumbler line!
This was a mystery that would eventually show itself through time.
Here is an example of a Six Shooter that turned into a Crumbler! In this case the frame ZAMAC material was exposed to impurities causing this breakage to occur.
Image is courtesy of Bob Rosas.
Another fine example of the same Six Shooter, the base or undercarriage was also exposed to a bad or contaminated batch of ZAMAC
Image is courtesy of Bob Rosas
Do you want to know more about what Hot Wheels are composed of?
Here you go, courtesy of Wikipedia...
Zamak (formerly trademarked as ZAMAK[1] and also known as Zamac) is a family of alloys with a base metal of zinc and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper. Zamak alloys are part of the zinc aluminium alloy family; they are distinguished from the other ZA alloys because of their constant 4% aluminium composition.[2] The name zamak is an acronym of the German names for the metals of which the alloys are composed: Zink (zinc), Aluminium, Magnesium and Kupfer (copper).[2] The New Jersey Zinc Company developed zamak alloys in 1929. While zinc alloys are popularly referred to as pot metal or white metal, zamak is held to higher industrial standards.
The most common zamak alloy is zamak 3, but zamak 2, zamak 5 and zamak 7 are still commercially used.[2] These alloys are most commonly die cast.[2] Zamak alloys (particularly #3 and #5) are frequently used in the spin casting industry.
A large problem with early zinc die casting materials was zinc pest, owing to impurities in the alloys.[3] Zamak avoided this by the use of 99.99% pure zinc metal, produced by New Jersey Zinc's use of a refluxer as part of the smelting process.
Zamak can be electroplated, wet painted, and chromate conversion coated well.[4]