443.0 (443.0-F, LM18, S5B, A04430) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus71GPa
Tensile Strength150MPa
Yield Strength65MPa
Brinell Hardness41HB
Maximum Service Temperature180°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0 to 0.25%
MN
0 to 0.5%
SI
4.5 to 6.0%
CU
0 to 0.6%
TI
0 to 0.25%
AL
90.7 to 95.5%
MG
0 to 0.050%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.35%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.35%
ZN
0 to 0.5%
FE
0 to 0.8%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa
Elongation at Break
5.6 %
Fatigue Strength
55 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Shear Strength
96 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
150 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
65 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
41
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
470 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
580 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
61 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
22 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.9 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
38 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.9 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
30 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
52 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 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
1120 L/kg
Embodied Water
1120 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
443.0 (443.0-F, LM18, S5B, A04430) Cast Aluminum443.0-FA04430LM18S5B
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 Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003 Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984