EN AC-45100-T6 Cast Aluminum
EN AC-45100-T6 is EN AC-45100 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-45100-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
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
72 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
1.0 %
Fatigue Strength
99 MPa 14 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
360 MPa 52 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
320 MPa 46 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
470 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C 1170 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
550 °C 1030 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
890 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K 79 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
22 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
30 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
95 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Density
2.8 g/cm3 180 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
7.9 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 63 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1100 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
3.5 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
710 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
49 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
35 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
39 points
Thermal Diffusivity
54 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 88 to 92.8 | |
| Si | 4.5 to 6.0 | |
| Cu | 2.6 to 3.6 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.6 | |
| Mg | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.55 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Sn | 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
Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984