324.0 Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus71GPa
Tensile Strength250MPa
Yield Strength180MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.3%
MN
0 to 0.5%
SI
7.0 to 8.0%
CU
0.4 to 0.6%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
87.3 to 92.2%
MG
0.4 to 0.7%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.2%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.2%
ZN
0 to 1.0%
FE
0 to 1.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.0 %
Fatigue Strength
77 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
250 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
180 MPa
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
500 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
610 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
550 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
62 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
34 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
120 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.8 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
220 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
52 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
33 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 63 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1090 L/kg
Embodied Water
1090 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
324.0 Cast AluminumA03240