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EN AC-48000-T6 Cast Aluminum

EN AC-48000-T6 is EN AC-48000 aluminum in the T6 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and artificially aged until it meets standard mechanical property requirements. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN AC-48000-T6 to: Euronorm (EN) 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

73 GPa 11 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

1.0 %

Fatigue Strength

85 MPa 12 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

28 GPa 4.0 x 106 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

310 MPa 45 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

270 MPa 40 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

570 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

190 °C 370 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

600 °C 1110 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

560 °C 1030 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

890 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

130 W/m-K 74 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

21 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

33 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

110 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

10 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

7.9 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

140 MJ/kg 62 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1030 L/kg 120 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

3.0 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

510 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

15 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

53 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

33 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

39 points

Thermal Diffusivity

54 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

15 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 80.4 to 87.2
Silicon (Si)Si 10.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu)Cu 0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni)Ni 0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.25
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties

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