B390.0 (B390.0-F, SC174B, A23900) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus76GPa
Tensile Strength320MPa
Yield Strength250MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.1%
MN
0 to 0.5%
SI
16 to 18%
CU
4.0 to 5.0%
TI
0 to 0.1%
AL
72.7 to 79.6%
MG
0.45 to 0.65%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.2%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.2%
ZN
0 to 1.5%
FE
0 to 1.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
76 GPa
Elongation at Break
0.88 %
Fatigue Strength
170 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
29 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
320 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
250 MPa
Physical
Density
2.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
640 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
580 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
580 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
880 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
55 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
20 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
27 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
88 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
2.6 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
410 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
32 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
38 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
11 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
130 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
130 MJ/kg 57 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
940 L/kg
Embodied Water
940 L/kg 110 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
A23900B390.0 (B390.0-F, SC174B, A23900) Cast AluminumB390.0-FSC174B
Standards
ASTM B85 ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
ASTM B85 ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002 Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984