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| Cast aluminum alloy 518.0 | ||||
| Chemical composition: Mg=8.0%, Al balance, permanent mold casting | ||||
| Property | Value in metric unit | Value in US unit | ||
| Density | 2.57 *10³ | kg/m³ | 160 | lb/ft³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modulus of elasticity | 69 | GPa | 10000 | ksi |
| Thermal expansion (20 ºC) | 24.1*10-6 | ºCˉ¹ | 13.4*10-6 | in/(in* ºF) |
| Specific heat capacity | 963 | J/(kg*K) | 0.230 | BTU/(lb*ºF) |
| Thermal conductivity | 96.2 | W/(m*K) | 668 | BTU*in/(hr*ft²*ºF) |
| Electric resistivity | 6.8*10-8 | Ohm*m | 6.8*10-6 | Ohm*cm |
| Heat of fusion | 3.89*105 | J/kg | 167 | BTU/lb |
| Liquidus temperature | 621 | ºC | 1150 | ºF |
| Solidus temperature | 535 | ºC | 995 | ºF |
| Tensile strength (F) | 310 | MPa | 45000 | psi |
| Yield strength (F) | 193 | MPa | 28000 | psi |
| Elongation (F) | 5 | % | 5 | % |
| Shear strength (F) | 205 | MPa | 29700 | psi |
| Fatigue strength (F) | 160 | MPa | 23200 | psi |
| Hardness (F) | 80 | HB | 80 | HB |
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