EN AC-44100 (44100-F, AISi12(b)) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.5g/cm³
Elastic Modulus72GPa
Tensile Strength180MPa
Yield Strength87MPa
Brinell Hardness59HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.1%
MN
0 to 0.55%
SI
10.5 to 13.5%
CU
0 to 0.15%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
84.4 to 89.5%
MG
0 to 0.1%
PB
0 to 0.1%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.15%
FE
0 to 0.65%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
72 GPa
Elongation at Break
4.9 %
Fatigue Strength
64 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
180 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
87 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
59
Physical
Density
2.5 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
570 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
590 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
580 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
58 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.2 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
34 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
120 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
7.1 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
53 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
16 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
55 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
27 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg 62 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1050 L/kg
Embodied Water
1050 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
44100-FAISi12(bEN AC-44100EN AC-44100 (44100-F, AISi12(b)) Cast Aluminum
Standards
EN 1706 EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties
EN 1706 EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003