UNS No. A02220 is an age-hardenable aluminum casting alloy. It is hard and wear resistant and has good strength at elevated temperatures. It has good foundry characteristics in many respects and is produced as sand and permanent-mold castings. Among its applications are bushings, automotive cylinder heads and pistons. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-272. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

ALUMINUM 213.0 is an aluminum-base alloy that is used for permanent-mold castings. It is characterized by good castability, excellent machinability, moderate strength and fair weldability. Among its uses are pressure-tight castings and automotive cylinder heads. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-255. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies. See also Alloy Digest Al-246, July 1983.

ALUMINUM 213.0 is a permanent-mold casting alloy that has good castability, moderate strength and excellent machinability. It also has good pressure tightness. Its applications include automotive cylinder heads and timing gears. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-246. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies. See also Alloy Digest Al-255, March 1985.

ALUMINUM 355.0 is a general-purpose, high-strength casting alloy containing silicon and copper as the major alloying elements. Its casting characteristics are excellent and it is recommended for pressure-tight castings. It can be age hardened and has good resistance to corrosion. Among its uses are housings, cylinder heads and propeller gear boxes. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-235. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

ALUMINUM 2018 is an age-hardenable aluminum forging alloy characterized by relatively high tensile and yield strengths along with fairly good ductility. It has good elevated-temperature properties. Its applications include engine pistons and engine cylinder heads. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-130. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies. Originally published October 1963, revised May 1979.

Aluminum A-140 is a non-heat treatable casting alloy having high tensile and fatigue strength at elevated temperatures to 600 F. It is recommended for engine cylinder heads, aircraft and missile components. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-187. Producer or source: Aluminum Company of America.

Aluminum A357 is a high strength, pressure tight sand and permanent mold aluminum casting alloy. It is age-hardenable. It is recommended for cast gear cases, cylinder heads, transmission cases and strong structural castings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-163. Producer or source: Aluminum Company of America.