A356.0-T6 Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.6g/cm³

Elastic Modulus70GPa

Tensile Strength270MPa

Yield Strength200MPa

Brinell Hardness80HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.1%

6.5 to 7.5%

0 to 0.2%

91.1 to 93.3%

0.25 to 0.45%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.2%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa

Elongation at Break

6.0 %

Fatigue Strength

90 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

270 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

200 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

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)

570 °C

Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage

1.3 %

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

150 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

64 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

21 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

13 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

40 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

140 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

15 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

280 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

53 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

29 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

36 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

A356.0-T6 Cast Aluminum

Standards

ASTM B108 ASTM B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings

ASTM B26 ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings

ASTM B618 ASTM B618: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Investment Castings

ASTM B686 ASTM B686: Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Castings, High-Strength

ASTM B686 ASTM B686: Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Castings, High-Strength ASTM B618: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Investment Castings ASTM B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003 Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993