A390.0-T6 Cast Aluminum
A390.0-T6 aluminum is A390.0 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 highest strength compared to the other variants of A390.0 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare A390.0-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
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
75 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
0.87 %
Fatigue Strength
100 MPa 15 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
28 GPa 4.1 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
290 MPa 43 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
290 MPa 43 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)
2.6 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
580 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
52 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
30 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
36 points
Thermal Diffusivity
56 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 75.3 to 79.6 | |
| Si | 16 to 18 | |
| Cu | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| Mg | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 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