Aluminum Alloy A380
Aluminum Die Casting Alloy
A380 is one of the most commonly specified aluminum alloys with a number of significant benefits:
- It offers the best combination of casting, mechanical, and thermal properties
- It exhibits excellent fluidity, pressure tightness, and resistance to hot cracking
- It is used for a wide variety of products including chassis for electronic equipment, engine brackets, gearbox cases, household furniture, power, and hand tools
Advantages of Aluminum Die Casting
Aluminum has the ability to create lighter parts with more surface finishing options than other die cast alloys. Aluminum can also withstand the highest operating temperatures of all the die cast alloys. Moreover, cast aluminum is versatile, corrosion resistant; it retains high dimensional stability with thin walls, and can be used in almost any industry.
Read more about thin-wall aluminum die casting.
Choosing the Right Die Casting Alloy
Aluminum is one of the most commonly used materials in die casting but it is just one of the alloys that we offer here at Dynacast. Creating the perfect component begins with choosing the right material and when it comes to making this choice, we don’t believe in limiting your options. Try out our dynamic process and metal selector tool that allows you to filter by different properties to see all of the materials that fit your requirements. You may be surprised to learn that another alloy may be a better fit for your project.
Mechanical Properties
Physical Properties
Composition
| Aluminum Die Casting Metals | |
|---|---|
| % | Aluminum Alloy A380 |
| Aluminum | Bal. |
| Copper | 3.0-4.0 |
| Magnesium | 0.1 |
| Iron (max) | 1.3 |
| Lead (max) | |
| Cadmium (max) | |
| Tin (max) | 0.35 |
| Nickel (max) | 0.5 |
| Zinc | 3.0 |
| Manganese | 0.5 |
| Silicon | 7.5-9.5 |
| Other-Metallic | 0.5 |
| RoHS Compliant | ✓ |
