EN AC-48000 (AISi12CuNiMg) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
T5
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus73GPa
Tensile Strength220MPa
Yield Strength210MPa
Brinell Hardness100HB
Maximum Service Temperature190°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0.7 to 1.3%
MN
0 to 0.35%
SI
10.5 to 13.5%
CU
0.8 to 1.5%
TI
0 to 0.25%
AL
80.4 to 87.2%
MG
0.8 to 1.5%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.35%
FE
0 to 0.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
73 GPa
Elongation at Break
1.0 %
Fatigue Strength
86 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
28 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
220 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
210 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
100
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
570 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
600 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
560 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
890 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
54 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
10 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
33 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
110 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
2.2 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
300 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
53 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
31 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Embodied Carbon
7.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg 62 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1030 L/kg
Embodied Water
1030 L/kg 120 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
AISi12CuNiMgEN AC-48000EN AC-48000 (AISi12CuNiMg) 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