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      Alloy Properties (Sand Cast)


Bronze


 

Ultimate Tensile Strength

(ksi)

Yield Tensile Strength

(ksi)

Elongation

(% in 2 inches)

Brinell Hardness

(BHN)

Machinability

(% free cutting brass)

C854

34

12

35

50

80

C857

50

18

40

75

80

C862

95

48

20

180

30

C872

55

25

30

85

40

C903

45

21

30

70

30

C905

45

22

25

75

30

C922

40

20

30

65

42

C953

75

27

25

140

55

C955

100

44

12

195

50

C958

95

38

25

159

20

NOTES:
Information Obtained from Standards Handbook Copper • Brass • Bronze cast products Alloy Data/7, 1978 and Copper Base Casting Alloys Ingot & Casting Specifications, 1976.

Aluminum


 

Ultimate Tensile Strength

(ksi)

Yield Tensile Strength

(ksi)

Elongation

(%)

Brinell Hardness

(BHN)

Machinability

(Note 2)

Corrosion Resistance

(Note 2)

Pressure Integrity

(Note 2)

Castability

(Note 2)

201-T6

65

55

8

130

1

4

3

3

208

21

14

2.5

55

3

4

2

2

A242

31

20

0.5

 

2

4

3

4

SR319

31

27

1

70-80

 

 

 

 

356

24

18

6

40-70

 

 

 

 

356-T6

33

24

3.5

70

 

 

 

 

A356

23

12

6

 

3

2

1

1

A356-T6

40

30

6

75

 

 

 

 

357

25

13

5

 

3

2

1

1

357-T6

50

43

2

90

 

 

 

 

A357-T6

46

36

3

85

 

 

 

 

535

40

20

13

70

1

1

5

4

713

32

22

3

74

1

2

4

3

713-T5

32

22

3

74

 

 

 

 

ZA12

40-46

31

1-3

89-105

 

 

 

 

ZA27

58-64

54

3-6

110-120

 

 

 

 

NOTES:
1 – Information Obtained from The NFFS Guide to ALUMINUM CASTING DESIGN: Sand and Permanent Mold, 1994; Aluminum Casting Technology, 2nd Edition, 1993; and Wikapedia.com.
2 – Scale of 1 through 5, with 1 being the best.


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