852.0 (852.0-T5, A08520) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density3.2g/cm³
Elastic Modulus70GPa
Tensile Strength200MPa
Yield Strength150MPa
Brinell Hardness64HB
Maximum Service Temperature190°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0.9 to 1.5%
MN
0 to 0.1%
SI
0 to 0.4%
CU
1.7 to 2.3%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
86.6 to 91.3%
MG
0.6 to 0.9%
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
70 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.4 %
Fatigue Strength
73 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Shear Strength
130 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
200 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
150 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
64
Physical
Density
3.2 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
370 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
210 °C
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
840 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
180 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
65 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.7 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
45 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.2 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
160 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
12 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
43 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
24 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
15 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
852.0 (852.0-T5, A08520) Cast Aluminum852.0-T5A08520
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 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993