Aluminum Die Cast Alloy Comparison

Composition %	A360	ADC3	A380	ADC10	A383	ADC12	B390	ADC14
Silicon	9.0 – 10.0	9.0 – 10.0	7.5 – 9.5	7.5 – 9.5	9.5 – 11.5	9.6 – 12.0	16.0 – 18.0	16.0 – 18.0
Iron	1.30	0.90	1.30	0.90	1.30	0.90	<1.30	<1.30
Copper	0.60	0.60	3.0 – 4.0	2.0 – 4.0	2.0 – 3.0	1.5 – 3.5	4.0 – 5.0	4.0 – 5.0
Manganese	0.35	0.30	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	<0.50	<0.50
Magnesium	0.40 – 0.60	0.4 – 0.60	0.10	0.30	0.10	0.30	0.45 – 0.65	0.45 – 0.65
Nickel	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.30	0.50	<1.0	<0.30
Zinc	0.50	0.50	3.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	<1.50	<1.50
Tin	0.15	0.10	0.35	0.10	0.15	0.1		<0.30

Properties	A360	ADC3	A380	ADC10	A383	ADC12	B390	ADC14
Tensile (ksi)	46	46	47	46	45	45	46	46
Yield Strength	24	26	23	23	22	22	36	36
Elongation %	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	< 1	< 1
Hardness (BHN)	75	76	80	83	75 – 80	86	120	108