295.0-T6 Cast Aluminum
295.0-T6 aluminum is 295.0 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 295.0-T6 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
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
3.8 %
Fatigue Strength
50 MPa 7.3 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
210 MPa 30 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
250 MPa 36 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
160 MPa 23 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C 1190 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
530 °C 990 °F
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage
1.3 %
Specific Heat Capacity
880 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K 82 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
35 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
100 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Density
3.0 g/cm3 190 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
7.9 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 64 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1140 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
8.3 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
180 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
46 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
29 points
Thermal Diffusivity
54 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 91.4 to 95.3 | |
| Cu | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| Si | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Mg | 0 to 0.030 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B618: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Investment Castings
ASTM B26: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings
Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002
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