zinc alloy
Technical term for an alloy with zinc as the primary component. Used in materials science and engineering.
This part is made of zinc alloy.
合金 is the general term for alloy, while 亜鉛合金 specifies zinc alloy.
亜鉛 is the element zinc, whereas 亜鉛合金 refers to an alloy containing zinc.
Compound of 亜鉛 (zinc) and 合金 (alloy). The kanji 亜鉛 is a modern coinage for the element zinc.