712.0 (ZG61A, A07120) Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Material conditionT5

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density3g/cm³

Elastic Modulus70GPa

Tensile Strength260MPa

Yield Strength190MPa

Brinell Hardness80HB

Maximum Service Temperature190°C

Weight Calculator

Chemical Composition

0.4 to 0.6%

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.3%

0 to 0.25%

0.15 to 0.25%

90.7 to 94%

0.5 to 0.65%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.2%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.2%

5.0 to 6.5%

0 to 0.5%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa

Elongation at Break

4.5 %

Fatigue Strength

180 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.32

Shear Modulus

27 GPa

Shear Strength

180 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

260 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

190 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

3.0 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

380 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

190 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

610 °C

Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage

1.6 %

Specific Heat Capacity

870 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

160 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

62 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

11 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

40 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

120 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

11 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

270 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

46 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

25 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

31 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

1140 L/kg

Embodied Water

1140 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

712.0 (ZG61A, A07120) Cast AluminumA07120ZG61A

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 Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984