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Casting metal Pouring temperature [°C][°F] (from ... to ...)
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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