EN AC-43100-F Cast Aluminum
EN AC-43100-F is EN AC-43100 aluminum in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of EN AC-43100 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN AC-43100-F 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
60
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
71 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
2.5 %
Fatigue Strength
68 MPa 9.9 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
180 MPa 27 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
97 MPa 14 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
540 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
600 °C 1100 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
590 °C 1090 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K 81 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
22 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
37 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
130 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.6 g/cm3 160 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
7.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 63 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1070 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
3.9 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
66 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
54 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
28 points
Thermal Diffusivity
60 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.6 points
Alloy Composition
Al | 86.9 to 90.8 | |
Si | 9.0 to 11 | |
Mg | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
Fe | 0 to 0.55 | |
Mn | 0 to 0.45 | |
Ti | 0 to 0.15 | |
Zn | 0 to 0.1 | |
Cu | 0 to 0.1 | |
Ni | 0 to 0.050 | |
Sn | 0 to 0.050 | |
Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
res. | 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
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015