EN AC-45300 (AlSi5Cu1Mg) Cast Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
T4
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus71GPa
Tensile Strength220MPa
Yield Strength150MPa
Brinell Hardness94HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.25%
MN
0 to 0.55%
SI
4.5 to 5.5%
CU
1.0 to 1.5%
TI
0 to 0.25%
AL
90.2 to 94.2%
MG
0.35 to 0.65%
PB
0 to 0.15%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
SN
0 to 0.050%
ZN
0 to 0.15%
FE
0 to 0.65%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa
Elongation at Break
2.8 %
Fatigue Strength
59 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
220 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
150 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
94
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
470 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
890 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
60 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
22 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
10 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
36 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
120 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
5.6 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
160 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
30 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.0 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 64 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1120 L/kg
Embodied Water
1120 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Al4009AlSi5Cu1MgAlSi5Cu1MgEN AC-45300EN AC-45300 (AlSi5Cu1Mg) Cast Aluminum
Standards
EN
EN 1706 EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties
ISO 18273 ISO 18273: 2004 Welding consumables. Wire electrodes, wires and rods for welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys.