EN AC-45000 (45000-F, AISi6Cu4) Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density3g/cm³

Elastic Modulus73GPa

Tensile Strength180MPa

Yield Strength110MPa

Brinell Hardness77HB

Maximum Service Temperature180°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.45%

0.2 to 0.65%

5.0 to 7.0%

3.0 to 5.0%

0 to 0.25%

82.2 to 91.8%

0 to 0.55%

0 to 0.3%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.35%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.35%

0 to 0.15%

0 to 2.0%

0 to 1.0%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

73 GPa

Elongation at Break

1.1 %

Fatigue Strength

75 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

27 GPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

180 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

110 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

3.0 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

470 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

180 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

520 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

870 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

120 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

47 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

22 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

8.0 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

27 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

81 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

1.7 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

80 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

47 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

17 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

24 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

11 % 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

1070 L/kg

Embodied Water

1070 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

45000-FAISi6Cu4EN AC-45000EN AC-45000 (45000-F, AISi6Cu4) 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 Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002