Metal
Aluminum A357.0-T6 casting, conservative class (MIL-HDBK-5H)
Historical public-release conservative S-basis casting reference using the lowest listed strength class.
Properties
Physical
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Density | 2685 | kg/m^3 |
Mechanical
| Property | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate tensile strength | 262.001 | MPa |
| Tensile yield strength | 193.053 | MPa |
| Compressive yield strength | 193.053 | MPa |
| Ultimate shear strength | 165.474 | MPa |
| Elongation | 3 | % |
| Ramberg-Osgood exponent, tension L | 16 | - |
| Young's modulus | 71.705 | GPa |
| Compression modulus | 72.395 | GPa |
| Shear modulus | 26.89 | GPa |
| Poisson's ratio | 0.33 | - |
Units
Condition
- Condition
- A357.0-T6; casting; strength class and location must be established
- Temper
- T6
- Heat treatment
- solution heat treated and artificially aged to T6
- Product form
- special-mold, permanent-mold or sand casting
- Thickness / diameter range
- configuration-dependent; no universal wall-thickness limit in table
- Test direction
- casting value, no wrought axis
- Processing route
- premium-quality cast aluminum-silicon-magnesium alloy
- Temperature range
- 21 ... 21 degC
- Notes
- Room-temperature historical handbook values. Applicability is limited to the exact alloy, temper/condition, product form, size band, material axis, statistical basis, and specification identified by the cited table. Historical reference only; confirm the current procurement specification and material test report.
Standards
No material standards linked.
Record status
- Category
- Metal
- Unit system
- Common SI