224.0 Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T7
Property Overview
Density3g/cm³
Elastic Modulus71GPa
Tensile Strength420MPa
Yield Strength330MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature220°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0.2 to 0.5%
SI
0 to 0.060%
CU
4.5 to 5.5%
TI
0 to 0.35%
V
0.050 to 0.15%
AL
93 to 95.2%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.1%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.1%
ZR
0.1 to 0.25%
FE
0 to 0.1%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa
Elongation at Break
4.0 %
Fatigue Strength
86 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
420 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
330 MPa
Physical
Density
3.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
390 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
220 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
550 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
870 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
47 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
32 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
95 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
16 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
770 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
45 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
38 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
41 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
11 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
224.0 Cast AluminumA02240