C355.0-T6 Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.7g/cm³

Elastic Modulus70GPa

Tensile Strength290MPa

Yield Strength200MPa

Brinell Hardness90HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

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91.7 to 94.1%

0.4 to 0.6%

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RESIDUALS RES.

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Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa

Elongation at Break

3.8 %

Fatigue Strength

84 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa

Shear Strength

190 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

290 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

200 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

2.7 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

470 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

620 °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

60 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

22 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

13 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

39 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

130 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

9.8 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

290 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

51 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

30 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

1120 L/kg

Embodied Water

1120 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

C355.0-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 Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984