EN AC-51500 (51500-F, AIMg5Si2Mn) Cast Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Property Overview
Density2.6g/cm³
Elastic Modulus68GPa
Tensile Strength280MPa
Yield Strength160MPa
Brinell Hardness80HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
MN
0.4 to 0.8%
SI
1.8 to 2.6%
CU
0 to 0.050%
TI
0 to 0.25%
AL
89.8 to 93.1%
MG
4.7 to 6.0%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.070%
FE
0 to 0.25%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa
Elongation at Break
5.6 %
Fatigue Strength
120 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
280 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
160 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
80
Physical
Density
2.6 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
430 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
910 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
49 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
26 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
88 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
13 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
52 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
29 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
36 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
9.0 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
51500-FAIMg5Si2MnEN AC-51500EN AC-51500 (51500-F, AIMg5Si2Mn) Cast Aluminum
Standards
EN 1706 EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties