EN AC-51100 (51100-F, AIMg3) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus68GPa
Tensile Strength160MPa
Yield Strength80MPa
Brinell Hardness57HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.45%
SI
0 to 0.55%
CU
0 to 0.050%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
94.5 to 97.5%
MG
2.5 to 3.5%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.1%
FE
0 to 0.55%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa
Elongation at Break
4.5 %
Fatigue Strength
58 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
160 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
80 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
57
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
620 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
53 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
7.3 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
34 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
110 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.0 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
47 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
25 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
8.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
51100-FAIMg3EN AC-51100EN AC-51100 (51100-F, AIMg3) 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 Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984