A360.0-T6 Cast Aluminum
A360.0-T6 aluminum is A360.0 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. It has the lowest ductility compared to the other variants of A360.0 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare A360.0-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
72 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
1.6 %
Fatigue Strength
82 MPa 12 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
180 MPa 26 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
310 MPa 45 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
260 MPa 38 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
530 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
680 °C 1250 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C 1100 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
110 W/m-K 65 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
30 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
100 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Calomel Potential
-700 mV
Density
2.6 g/cm3 160 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
7.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 62 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1070 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
4.6 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
470 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
48 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 85.8 to 90.6 | |
| Si | 9.0 to 10 | |
| Fe | 0 to 1.3 | |
| Mg | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.6 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Sn | 0 to 0.15 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.25 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B85: Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
Iron in Aluminium Alloys: Impurity and Alloying Element, N. A. Belov et al., 2002
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993