https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Talk%3AZA_vs_Aluminum 2026-04-23T17:37:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.13 https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:ZA_vs_Aluminum&diff=323453&oldid=prev 2026-04-20T14:19:11Z

<p>Added some thoughts of mine</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>One thing to note about [[Zinc Aluminum Alloys]] would be the potential for [[Zinc Pest]] long term (although some alloys may delay/eliminate this risk), and any time you are welding/melting you have [[Zinc Emissions]] / Risk of [[Metal Fume Fever]] etc to deal with, so that is a bit nastier (not that Welding is ever something to NOT be careful about, but mild steel, but MIG or ESPECIALLY TIG, on “clean” aluminum is a much more “clean” process)<br /> <br /> Also in terms of Recyclability, does Zinc Contamination/Alloy Elements complicate the “melt down and reuse” loop?<br /> <br /> Granted to an extent [[AlloyCom]] / [[MaterialCom]] could help with that<br /> *Ie [[Laser Engrave]] or have a relief in the mold such that parts have an indicator of what specific alloy they are on the part itself<br /> **That and/or documentation about the part ( [[Eternal Spare Parts]] ) could help<br /> <br /> --[[User:Eric|Eric]] ([[User talk:Eric|talk]]) 14:19, 20 April 2026 (UTC)</div>

Eric