Specifications
Al-Si50% aluminum silicon master alloy
ISO 9001
aluminum silicon alloy
Castings are the main use of aluminum-silicon alloys, although some sheet or wire is made for welding and brazing, and some of the piston alloys are extruded for forging stock. Often the brazing sheet has only a cladding of aluminum-silicon alloy and the core consists of some other high melting alloy.
The copper-free alloys are used for low- to medium-strength castings with good corrosion resistance; the copper-bearing for medium- to high-strength castings, where corrosion resistance is not critical. Because of their excellent cast ability, it is possible to produce reliable castings, even in complex shapes, in which the minimum mechanical properties obtained in poorly fed sections are higher than in castings made from higher-strength but lower-cast ability alloys.
Alloy |
Composition (max %) |
Form |
Si |
Fe |
Ti |
Cu |
Mn |
Cr |
Ni |
Impurities |
Balance |
AlSi12 |
11.5-13.0 |
0.35 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
0.10 |
- |
- |
0.15 |
Al |
Ingot |
AlSi20 |
18.0-22.0 |
0.45 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
Al |
Ingot |
AlSi25 |
22.0-26.0 |
0.45 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
0.35 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
0.15 |
Al |
Ingot |
AlSi30 |
28.0-32.0 |
0.30 |
0.05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.15 |
Al |
Ingot |
AlSi50 |
47.0-53.0 |
0.30 |
0.05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.15 |
Al |
Ingot |