EN AC-45500 (45500-T6, AISi7Cu0.5Mg) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.6g/cm³
Elastic Modulus70GPa
Tensile Strength320MPa
Yield Strength250MPa
Brinell Hardness110HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.15%
SI
6.5 to 7.5%
CU
0.2 to 0.7%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
90.6 to 93.1%
MG
0.2 to 0.45%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.1%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.1%
ZN
0 to 0.070%
FE
0 to 0.25%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa
Elongation at Break
2.8 %
Fatigue Strength
80 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
320 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
250 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
110
Physical
Density
2.6 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
500 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
610 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
600 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
65 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
22 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
33 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
110 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
8.2 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
430 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
53 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
34 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
40 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
1110 L/kg
Embodied Water
1110 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
45500-T6AISi7Cu0.5MgEN AC-45500EN AC-45500 (45500-T6, AISi7Cu0.5Mg) 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 Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993