384.0 (384.0-F, SC114A, A03840) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus74GPa
Tensile Strength330MPa
Yield Strength170MPa
Brinell Hardness85HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.5%
MN
0 to 0.5%
SI
10.5 to 12%
CU
3.0 to 4.5%
AL
77.3 to 86.5%
MG
0 to 0.1%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.5%
SN
0 to 0.35%
ZN
0 to 3.0%
FE
0 to 1.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
74 GPa
Elongation at Break
2.5 %
Fatigue Strength
140 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
28 GPa
Shear Strength
200 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
330 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
170 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
85
Physical
Density
2.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
550 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
580 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
530 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
870 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
96 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
39 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
22 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
69 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.9 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
49 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
32 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
37 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
11 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg 59 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1010 L/kg
Embodied Water
1010 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
384.0 (384.0-F, SC114A, A03840) Cast Aluminum384.0-FA03840SC114A
Standards
ASTM B85 ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
ASTM B85 ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002