358.0 Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T6
Property Overview
Density2.6g/cm³
Elastic Modulus71GPa
Tensile Strength350MPa
Yield Strength290MPa
Brinell Hardness110HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0 to 0.2%
MN
0 to 0.2%
SI
7.6 to 8.6%
CU
0 to 0.2%
TI
0.1 to 0.2%
AL
89.1 to 91.8%
BE
0.1 to 0.3%
MG
0.4 to 0.6%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.2%
FE
0 to 0.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa
Elongation at Break
6.0 %
Fatigue Strength
100 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Shear Strength
300 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
350 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
290 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
110
Physical
Density
2.6 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
520 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
600 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
560 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
63 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
36 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
20 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
590 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
53 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
37 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
42 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
19 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 68 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1090 L/kg
Embodied Water
1090 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
358.0 Cast AluminumA03580