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Aluminum Sand Castings
Aluminum sand castings are aluminum metal shapes formed by pouring molten aluminum into
sand molds.
*See the gallery for some sample pictures of castings produced by Yankee.
Key Benefits for using an Aluminum Casting
- Light Weight
- High Strength
- Reduced Machining Times
Our aluminum castings are used for their light weight, and are applied to a wide range of
commercial and aerospace parts.
Applications include: racing, medical, environmental testing, boating,
machinery, aerospace, military, naval, automotive prototyping, food processing, etc....
Our induction melting equipment offers us the ability to melt cleanly and without the H2O
associated with burning fossil fuels -- that can introduce Hydrogen into the melt.
The result is porosity free aluminum.
The most common aluminum alloys poured at Yankee Casting are:
Alloy |
AMS # |
Tensile PSI
min |
Yield PSI min |
% - Min
Elongation |
Typical BHN
Hardness @ 500Kg. |
Applications |
208 |
- |
19,000 |
- |
1.5 |
55 |
Moderate strength
as cast |
319 |
- |
23,000 |
- |
- |
70 |
Good Commercial as
cast properties |
C355-T6 |
4215 |
35,000 |
28,000 |
2.0 |
75-110 |
Aerospace &
Commercial parts, pressure tightness and strength |
355-T71 |
4214 |
30,000 |
22,000 |
1.0 |
65-86 |
Aerospace &
Commercial parts, pressure tightness and strength, good dimensional stability |
355-T6 |
4212 |
32,000 |
20,000 |
2.0 |
65-105 |
Aerospace &
Commercial parts, pressure tightness and strength |
356-T6 |
4217 |
30,000 |
20,000 |
3.0 |
65-95 |
Aerospace &
Commercial parts, pressure tightness and strength, machine parts, racing applications. |
A356-T61 |
4218 |
33,000 |
27,000 |
3.0 |
70-105 |
Aerospace &
Commercial parts, pressure tightness and strength. Aerospace fuel control housings. |
A357-T61 |
4219 |
41,000 |
32,000 |
3.0 |
80-115 |
High strength,
Aerospace & Commercial parts |
535 |
ALMAG 35 |
35,000 |
18,000 |
9.0 |
70 |
Excellent
corrosion resistance, polishes good, marine hardware, good as cast strengths |
713 |
Tenzalloy |
32,000 |
22,000 |
3.0 |
70 |
Excellent for
polishing & anodizing, decorative parts. Good as cast strengths. |
*Literature and Specs for all of the above alloys are available upon request.
*Some alloys can undergo HIP or DensolTM process.
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