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A390.0-F Cast Aluminum

A390.0-F aluminum is A390.0 aluminum in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. It has the highest ductility compared to the other variants of A390.0 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare A390.0-F 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

110

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

75 GPa 11 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

0.91 %

Fatigue Strength

70 MPa 10 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

28 GPa 4.1 x 106 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

220 MPa 32 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

210 MPa 30 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

640 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C 340 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

580 °C 1080 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

480 °C 900 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

880 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

130 W/m-K 77 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

20 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

20 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

67 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

11 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

7.3 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

140 MJ/kg 58 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

950 L/kg 110 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

2.0 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

280 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

52 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

23 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

30 points

Thermal Diffusivity

56 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

10 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 75.3 to 79.6
Silicon (Si)Si 16 to 18
Copper (Cu)Cu 4.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.45 to 0.65
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.2

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993