A360.0-T6 Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.6g/cm³

Elastic Modulus72GPa

Tensile Strength310MPa

Yield Strength260MPa

Brinell Hardness75HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.5%

0 to 0.35%

9.0 to 10%

0 to 0.6%

85.8 to 90.6%

0.4 to 0.6%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.25%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.25%

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.5%

0 to 1.3%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

72 GPa

Elongation at Break

1.6 %

Fatigue Strength

82 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

27 GPa

Shear Strength

180 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

310 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

260 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

2.6 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

530 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

680 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

590 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

110 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

48 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

21 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

15 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

30 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

100 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

4.6 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

470 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

53 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

33 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

39 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Embodied Carbon

7.8 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 62 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1070 L/kg

Embodied Water

1070 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-700 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

A360.0-T6 Cast Aluminum

Standards

ASTM B85 ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings

ASTM B85 ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993