356.0 (SG70A, A03560) Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Material conditionT5

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.6g/cm³

Elastic Modulus70GPa

Tensile Strength170MPa

Yield Strength140MPa

Brinell Hardness60HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

Weight Calculator

Chemical Composition

0 to 0.35%

6.5 to 7.5%

0 to 0.25%

90.1 to 93.3%

0.2 to 0.45%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.35%

0 to 0.6%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa

Elongation at Break

2.0 %

Fatigue Strength

55 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

27 GPa

Shear Strength

140 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

170 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

140 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

2.6 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

500 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

620 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

570 °C

Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage

1.3 %

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

170 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

71 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

21 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

8.1 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

43 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

150 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

3.2 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

140 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

53 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

18 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

26 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Embodied Carbon

8.0 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 64 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1110 L/kg

Embodied Water

1110 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-730 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

356.0 (SG70A, A03560) Cast AluminumA03560SG70A

Standards

ASTM B108 ASTM B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings

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 B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012