710.0 (ZG61B, A07100, formerly A712.0) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density3g/cm³
Elastic Modulus70GPa
Tensile Strength250MPa
Yield Strength160MPa
Brinell Hardness75HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.050%
SI
0 to 0.15%
CU
0.35 to 0.65%
TI
0 to 0.25%
AL
90.5 to 93.1%
MG
0.6 to 0.8%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
6.0 to 7.0%
FE
0 to 0.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa
Elongation at Break
2.2 %
Fatigue Strength
55 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
180 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
250 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
160 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
75
Physical
Density
3.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
380 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
610 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.6 %
Specific Heat Capacity
870 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
53 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
10 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
35 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
110 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
4.9 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
180 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
46 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
29 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
1130 L/kg
Embodied Water
1130 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
710.0 (ZG61B, A07100, formerly A712.0) Cast AluminumA07100ZG61Bformerly A712.0
Standards
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 B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993