518.0 (518.0-F, G8A, A05180) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus67GPa
Tensile Strength310MPa
Yield Strength190MPa
Brinell Hardness80HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.15%
MN
0 to 0.35%
SI
0 to 0.35%
CU
0 to 0.25%
AL
88.1 to 92.5%
MG
7.5 to 8.5%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.25%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.25%
SN
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.15%
FE
0 to 1.8%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
67 GPa
Elongation at Break
5.0 %
Fatigue Strength
140 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
25 GPa
Shear Strength
200 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
310 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
190 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
80
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
390 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
620 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
560 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
98 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
40 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
24 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
81 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
14 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
270 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
32 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
38 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
9.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1160 L/kg
Embodied Water
1160 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
518.0 (518.0-F, G8A, A05180) Cast Aluminum518.0-FA05180G8A
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