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513.0 (513.0-F, formerly A514.0, GZ42A, A05130) Cast Aluminum

513.0 aluminum is an aluminum alloy formulated for casting. Cited properties are appropriate for the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. 513.0 is the Aluminum Association (AA) designation for this material. A05130 is the UNS number. Older literature may refer to this material as A514.0 or ASTM GZ42A.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 513.0 aluminum to: ANSI/AA cast aluminums (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

55

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

68 GPa 9.8 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

5.7 %

Fatigue Strength

97 MPa 14 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

170 MPa 24 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

200 MPa 29 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

120 MPa 17 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

390 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C 340 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C 1180 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

590 °C 1090 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

130 W/m-K 77 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

34 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

110 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.8 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1170 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

9.8 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

100 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

20 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

28 points

Thermal Diffusivity

54 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

8.8 points

Alloy Composition

Among cast aluminum alloys, the composition of 513.0 aluminum is notable for containing comparatively high amounts of magnesium (Mg) and zinc (Zn). Magnesium promotes hardenability through both heat treatment and strain hardening mechanisms. It also increases susceptibility to intergranular corrosion. Zinc is used to achieve significant increases in strength, at the cost of increased susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking. Among other things, this limits weldability.

Aluminum (Al)Al 91.9 to 95.1
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn)Zn 1.4 to 2.2
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Similar Alloys

Further Reading

ASTM B108: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings

Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003

Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993