EN AC-51300 (51300-F, AIMg5) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus67GPa
Tensile Strength190MPa
Yield Strength110MPa
Brinell Hardness65HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0 to 0.45%
SI
0 to 0.55%
CU
0 to 0.1%
TI
0 to 0.2%
AL
91.4 to 95.5%
MG
4.5 to 6.5%
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
67 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.7 %
Fatigue Strength
78 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
25 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
190 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
110 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
65
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)
600 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
910 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
110 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
45 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.6 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
31 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
100 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
6.1 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
87 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
28 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
9.1 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
51300-FAIMg5EN AC-51300EN AC-51300 (51300-F, AIMg5) 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 vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003