851.0 (A08510, formerly A850.0) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density3.1g/cm³
Elastic Modulus69GPa
Tensile Strength130MPa
Yield Strength76MPa
Brinell Hardness45HB
Maximum Service Temperature180°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0.3 to 0.7%
MN
0 to 0.1%
SI
2.0 to 3.0%
CU
0.7 to 1.3%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
86.6 to 91.5%
MG
0 to 0.1%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.3%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.3%
SN
5.5 to 7.0%
FE
0 to 0.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
69 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.9 %
Fatigue Strength
62 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
96 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
130 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
76 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
45
Physical
Density
3.1 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
410 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
360 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
850 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
180 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
69 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.1 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
46 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
140 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
4.5 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
42 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
45 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
12 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
19 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
14 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1140 L/kg
Embodied Water
1140 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
851.0 (A08510, formerly A850.0) Cast AluminumA08510formerly A850.0
Standards
ASTM B108 ASTM B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings
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 B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003 Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984