511.0 (511.0-F) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus68GPa
Tensile Strength150MPa
Yield Strength83MPa
Brinell Hardness50HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.35%
SI
0.3 to 0.7%
CU
0 to 0.15%
TI
0 to 0.25%
AL
93.3 to 96.2%
MG
3.5 to 4.5%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.15%
FE
0 to 0.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.0 %
Fatigue Strength
55 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
25 GPa
Shear Strength
120 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
150 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
83 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
50
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
59 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.5 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
36 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
120 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
3.7 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
51 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.8 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
511.0 (511.0-F) Cast Aluminum511.0-FA05110