Pouring temperature of casting alloys

Pouring temperature of casting alloys

Further pages, which may be of interest on our homepage are: Nomenclature of non-ferrous metals acc. to DIN 1700, composition of aluminium casting alloys, magnesium casting alloys and zinc-aluminium casting alloys.

`Casting metal`	`Pouring temperature [°C][°F] (from ... to ...)`
`Casting metal`	`thick-walled`	`thin-walled`
`Aluminium casting alloy`	`620 1148`	`730 1328`
`Magnesium casting alloy`	`620 1148`	`730 1328`
`Copper casting alloy G-Cu`	`1150 2102`	`1290 2354`
`Copper-chromium casting alloy G-CuCr`	`1200 2192`	`1260 2300`
`Copper-beryllium` `G-CuBe0,5` `G-CuBe0,5Ag` `G-CuBe2Co(Ni)`	`1180 2156` `1120 2048` `1010 1850`	`1260 2300` `1230 2246` `1120 2048`
`Copper-tin casting alloy` `G-CuSn12` `G-Cu-Sn10, G-CuSn7ZnPb, G-CuSn5ZnPb`	`1060 1940` `1050 1922`	`1260 2300` `1230 2246`
`Copper-lead-tin casting alloy` `G-CuPb10Sn, G-CuPb15Sn`	`1010 1850`	`1150 2102`
`Copper-aluminium casting alloy` `G-CuAl10Fe, G-CuAl10Ni, G-CuAl11Ni`	`1120 2048`	`1260 2300`
`Copper-zinc casting alloy` `G-CuZn33Pb` `G-CuZn35Al1, G-CuZn15Si4` `G-CuZn34Al2, G-CuZn25Al5`	`1040 1904` `980 1796` `960 1760`	`1160 2120` `1140 2084` `1120 2048`
`Copper-nickel casting alloy` `G-CuNi10` `G-CuNi30`	`1350 2462` `1370 2498`	`1430 2606` `1450 2642`
`Nickel-copper casting alloy` `G-NiCu30Nb, G-NiCu30Si3`	`1370 2498`	`1500 2732`
`Grey iron` `unalloyed and low-alloyed`	`1340 2444`	`1480 2696`
`Cast steel` `unalloyed and low-alloyed` `high-alloyed`	`1560 2822` `1500 2732`	`1700 3092` `1640 2984`
`Titanium casting alloy`	`1700 3092`	`1800 3272`
`Zinc casting alloy` `GD-ZnAl4, GD-ZnAl4Cu1` `G-ZnAl4Cu3` `GD-ZnAl8Cu1 (ZA-8)` `GD-ZnAl12Cu1 (ZA-12)` `GD-ZnAl27Cu2 (ZA-27)`	`420 788` `420 788` `420 788` `475 887` `525 977`	`440 824` `480 896` `440 824` `530 986` `580 1076`

from: Taschenbuch der Gießerei-Praxis, Fachverlag Schiele & Schön, Berlin

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