Alloy AK9 (АЛ4В)

Designation

Name The value
Designation GOST Cyrillic АК9
Designation GOST Latin AK9
Transliteration AK9
By chemical elements -
Name The value
Designation GOST Cyrillic АЛ4В
Designation GOST Latin AL4B
Transliteration AL4V
By chemical elements -

Description

Alloy AK9 is used: for the manufacture of ingots and castings of different casting methods (sand casting, investment casting, gravity die casting, pressure casting); the production of shaped castings of parts of metallurgical equipment; casting parts, metallurgical equipment (large and medium complex configuration parts of crankcases and engine blocks operating at temperatures above +200 °C.

Note

Aluminum foundry alloy of the system Al-Si-Mg.
Heat-treatable alloy with good strength properties, but with reduced toughness and corrosion resistance.
Advantages: High casting technological properties and mechanical strength. Satisfactory weldability and machinability.
Disadvantages: Relatively complicated technology of casting, reduced resistance, increased gas porosity.
Technological characteristics of the alloy close to alloy grade Ak9ch.

Standards

Name Code Standards
Castings with special properties (iron and steel) В83 KSt 81-033:2009
Non-ferrous metals, including rare, and their alloys В51 GOST 1583-93
Castings, non-ferrous metals and alloys В84 OST 1 80029-83, OST 24.916.01-71, OST 5.9397-90

Chemical composition

Standard Mn Si Ni Fe Cu Al Ti Zn Zr Mg
GOST 1583-93 0.2-0.5 8-11 ≤0.3 ≤0.9 ≤1 Rest - ≤0.5 - 0.2-0.4
KSt 81-033:2009 0.2-0.5 8-10.5 ≤0.1 - ≤0.1 Rest ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤0.01 0.17-0.3
Al is the base.
According to GOST 1583-93 and OST 24.916.01-71 in the alloy AK9, the iron content is indicated for casting in sand molds and for investment models. The iron content for molding in the mold is ≤ 1.20%, when casting under pressure ≤ 1.30%. The amount of impurities accounted for should be for casting in sand molds and for investment models ≤ 2.60%, casting in chill molds ≤ 2.80%, injection molding ≤ 3.00%. The chemical compositions of the alloys AK9s, AK9h (AL4) and AK9pt (AL4-1) differ from the chemical composition of AK9 - see the corresponding grades.
According to KSt 81-033: 2009, the chemical composition is given for the alloy AK9h (AL4), the total content of Zr + Ni ≤ 0.12%.

Mechanical properties

σU, MPa d HB, MPa
Casting as supplied. Without heat treatment
≥157 - ≥70
Casting (gravity die casting, pressure, liquid die forging). Mode T1: Artificial aging at 170-180 °C (excerpt 5-17 hours)
≥196 ≥0.5 ≥70
Casting (sand casting, investment casting, gravity die casting, pressure, liquid die forging). Without heat treatment
≥157 ≥1 ≥60
Casting gravity die casting (including the modified alloy). T6 mode: Quenching in water from 530-540 °C (extract 2-6 h) + Artificial aging at 170-180 °C (extract 10-15 hours)
≥245 ≥1 ≥90
Castings of the modified alloy (sand casting, investment casting). T6 mode: Quenching in water from 530-540 °C (extract 2-6 h) + Artificial aging at 170-180 °C (extract 10-15 hours)
≥235 ≥1 ≥80

Description mechanical marks

Name Description
σU Limit short-term strength
d Elongation after rupture
HB Brinell hardness number

Physical characteristics

Temperature r, kg/m3
20 2650

A description of the physical symbols

Name Description
l Coefficient of thermal conductivity
С Specific heat