772.0 Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T6
Property Overview
Density3g/cm³
Elastic Modulus69GPa
Tensile Strength320MPa
Yield Strength250MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature180°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0.060 to 0.2%
MN
0 to 0.1%
SI
0 to 0.15%
CU
0 to 0.1%
TI
0.1 to 0.2%
AL
91.2 to 93.2%
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 0.15%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
69 GPa
Elongation at Break
8.4 %
Fatigue Strength
94 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
320 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
250 MPa
Physical
Density
3.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
380 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
580 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
870 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
58 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
35 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
110 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
25 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
430 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
46 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
31 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
36 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
772.0 Cast AluminumA07720