Overview of materials for Aluminum Casting Alloy

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Overview of materials for Aluminum Casting Alloy
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Aluminum Alloy; Aluminum Casting Alloy
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	2.57 - 2.95 g/cc	Average value: 2.73 g/cc Grade Count:266

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	25.0 - 170	Average value: 84.5 Grade Count:153
Hardness, Knoop	73.0 - 191	Average value: 114 Grade Count:118
Hardness, Rockwell A	36.0 - 54.0	Average value: 42.0 Grade Count:62
Hardness, Rockwell B	45.0 - 87.0	Average value: 62.5 Grade Count:75
Hardness, Vickers	70.0 - 175	Average value: 103 Grade Count:113
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	82.7 - 565 MPa	Average value: 244 MPa Grade Count:183
Tensile Strength, Yield	27.6 - 525 MPa	Average value: 180 MPa Grade Count:145
Elongation at Break	0.500 - 28.0 %	Average value: 4.62 % Grade Count:163
Modulus of Elasticity	66.0 - 81.4 GPa	Average value: 72.0 GPa Grade Count:164
Compressive Yield Strength	75.0 - 925 MPa	Average value: 205 MPa Grade Count:49
Compressive Modulus	74.5 - 82.8 GPa	Average value: 82.2 GPa Grade Count:13
Poissons Ratio	0.330	Average value: 0.330 Grade Count:133
Fatigue Strength	48.0 - 435 MPa	Average value: 115 MPa Grade Count:67
Machinability	10.0 - 90.0 %	Average value: 57.9 % Grade Count:149
Shear Modulus	23.0 - 30.0 GPa	Average value: 26.6 GPa Grade Count:132
Shear Strength	75.0 - 290 MPa	Average value: 165 MPa Grade Count:146
Charpy Impact	3.30 - 21.7 J	Average value: 8.52 J Grade Count:15
Charpy Impact, Unnotched	16.3 - 77.0 J	Average value: 48.4 J Grade Count:6

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000280 - 0.0000590 ohm-cm	Average value: 0.00000559 ohm-cm Grade Count:170

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	18.0 - 26.6 µm/m-°C	Average value: 22.8 µm/m-°C Grade Count:106
Specific Heat Capacity	0.879 - 0.963 J/g-°C	Average value: 0.962 J/g-°C Grade Count:153
Thermal Conductivity	87.9 - 233 W/m-K	Average value: 135 W/m-K Grade Count:173
Melting Point	204 - 674 °C	Average value: 579 °C Grade Count:154
Solidus	204 - 613 °C	Average value: 533 °C Grade Count:154
Liquidus	543 - 674 °C	Average value: 625 °C Grade Count:154

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Melt Temperature	593 - 816 °C	Average value: 732 °C Grade Count:71
Annealing Temperature	177 - 371 °C	Average value: 273 °C Grade Count:7
Solution Temperature	496 - 541 °C	Average value: 519 °C Grade Count:70
Aging Temperature	22.2 - 346 °C	Average value: 182 °C Grade Count:49
Casting Temperature	616 - 816 °C	Average value: 720 °C Grade Count:70

Component Elements Properties	Original Value	Comments
Aluminum, Al	70.1 - 99.7 %	Average value: 89.6 % Grade Count:390
Antimony, Sb	0.150 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.200 % Grade Count:4
Beryllium, Be	0.00200 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.0637 % Grade Count:13
Boron, B	0.00200 - 0.00600 %	Average value: 0.00400 % Grade Count:4
Chromium, Cr	0.00300 - 0.600 %	Average value: 0.242 % Grade Count:79
Copper, Cu	0.0100 - 10.7 %	Average value: 1.97 % Grade Count:380
Cr + Mn + Ti + V	0.0250 %	Average value: 0.0250 % Grade Count:5
Iron, Fe	0.0400 - 2.00 %	Average value: 0.671 % Grade Count:383
Lead, Pb	0.0100 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.109 % Grade Count:29
Magnesium, Mg	0.0100 - 10.6 %	Average value: 0.901 % Grade Count:375
Manganese, Mn	0.00300 - 1.00 %	Average value: 0.301 % Grade Count:371
Nickel, Ni	0.0300 - 3.00 %	Average value: 0.592 % Grade Count:185
Silicon, Si	0.000 - 23.0 %	Average value: 5.64 % Grade Count:387
Silver, Ag	0.400 - 1.00 %	Average value: 0.707 % Grade Count:7
Strontium, Sr	0.00500 - 0.0500 %	Average value: 0.0217 % Grade Count:6
Tin, Sn	0.0500 - 7.00 %	Average value: 0.923 % Grade Count:97
Titanium, Ti	0.0300 - 0.350 %	Average value: 0.211 % Grade Count:312
Vanadium, V	0.0500 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.115 % Grade Count:7
Zinc, Zn	0.000 - 8.00 %	Average value: 1.09 % Grade Count:349
Zirconium, Zr	0.100 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.188 % Grade Count:4
Zr+Ti	0.150 - 0.500 %	Average value: 0.325 % Grade Count:4

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