Polished Section of Aluminum Casting Alloy #356
This is an unetched section showing the aluminum (white),
the silicon (dark grey), and an
intermediate phase (light grey).
Reflected Brightfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
Aluminum Alloy #356 is a very common casting alloy. It contains 7% silicon and 0.35%
magnesium with less than 0.25% copper,
less than 0.35% manganese, less than 0.6% iron, and less than 0.35% zinc.
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References:
Shackelford, James F. and William Alexander, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING HANDBOOK,
3rd EDITION, CRC Press, p. 136, 2001
