390.0 (SC174A, A03900) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus75GPa
Tensile Strength300MPa
Yield Strength270MPa
Brinell Hardness120HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.1%
SI
16 to 18%
CU
4.0 to 5.0%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
74.5 to 79.6%
MG
0.45 to 0.65%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.2%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.2%
ZN
0 to 0.1%
FE
0 to 1.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
75 GPa
Elongation at Break
1.0 %
Fatigue Strength
110 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
28 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
300 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
120
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
640 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
560 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
880 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
56 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
24 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
79 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
2.9 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
470 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
52 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
30 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
36 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
11 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
130 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
130 MJ/kg 58 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
950 L/kg
Embodied Water
950 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
390.0 (SC174A, A03900) Cast AluminumA03900SC174A
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