295.0 (C4A, A02950) Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Material conditionT4

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density3g/cm³

Elastic Modulus71GPa

Tensile Strength230MPa

Yield Strength100MPa

Brinell Hardness60HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.35%

0.7 to 1.5%

4.0 to 5.0%

0 to 0.25%

91.4 to 95.3%

0 to 0.030%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.35%

0 to 1.0%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

71 GPa

Elongation at Break

7.2 %

Fatigue Strength

48 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

27 GPa

Shear Strength

180 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

230 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

100 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

3.0 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

530 °C

Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage

1.3 %

Specific Heat Capacity

880 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

140 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

54 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

9.8 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

35 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

100 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

13 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

77 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

46 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

21 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

27 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

10 % relative

Embodied Carbon

7.9 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 64 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1140 L/kg

Embodied Water

1140 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

295.0 (C4A, A02950) Cast AluminumA02950C4A

Standards

ASTM B26 ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings

ASTM B618 ASTM B618: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Investment Castings

ASTM B618 ASTM B618: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Investment Castings ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002 Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993