formability of cast a356 (alsi7mg0.3) at room temperature

Aug 04, 2005 2 Replies

Please help



is a cast product of a356 formable at room temperature?



Thank you



Cast aluminium alloys, including a356, are generally not formable at room temperature.

Regards Kai Wøldike Sørensen

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:

The elongation listed in MMPDS-01, S basis, is 2 to 5 %. That's brittle in my book.

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