Materials

Special materials developed in-house open up unimaginable opportunities.

Our materials expertise is demonstrated in countless products that prove successful during daily use worldwide. As a technology leader, ALUWAG casts both standard alloys as well as special materials developed in-house. These differ with respect to their heightened chemical and physical properties relative to standard die cast alloys. In our in-house laboratory, we continuously promote alloy development for the purpose of producing these materials with the required infrastructure.

The choice of required alloys is determined by customer-specific requirements. We respond to these demands with continual alloy development, adaptive component design and strict process optimisation. Doing all of this, ALUWAG pushes the boundaries of what has been achievable to date ever further forward.

Our work in material technology encompasses a broad range of activities. This includes basic research of materials, where we develop a deep understanding of the properties and potential of new materials. We also focus on the processing of secondary alloys to promote sustainable development. Furthermore, the processing of primary alloys plays a central role as it forms the basis for innovative and high-performance material solutions.

Default Alloy

DIN SpecificationNumerical MarkingChemical Marking
226DEN AC-46000AlSi9Cu3(Fe)
230DEN AC-44300AlSi12(Fe)
231DEN AC-47100AlSi12Cu1(Fe)
239DEN AC-43400AlSi10Mg(Fe)
249DEN AC-51200AlMg9

Commercial Alloy of Material

Brand NameNumerical MarkingChemical Marking
Unifont-94noneAlZn10Si8Mg
Silafont-36EN AC-43500AlSi10MnMg
Castasil-37noneAlSi9MnMoZr
Magsimal-59EN AC-51500AlMg5Si2Mn

ALUWAG Alloy

Aluwag SpecificationNumerical MarkingChemical Marking
2018DSQ2n.N.AlSi9Mg
356D2n.N.AlSi7Mg0,3
356DSQn.N.AlSi7Mg0,3
357Dn.N.AlSi7Mg0,6
357DSQn.N.AlSi7Mg0,6
602Dn.N.AlFe2Mn
604Dn.N.AlMnFe
701DSQn.N.AlMg2Si1
813Dn.N.AlSi12CuMg
813DSQn.N.AlSi12Cu2MgTI
813NiDSQn.N.AlSi12Cu2Ni2Mg
814Dn.N.AlSi17Cu4MgP
831Dn.N.AlSi19Cu4Mg
927Dn.N.ZnAl27
928Dn.N.ZnAl27Zr
930Dn.N.ZnAl30

Trial connecting rod

Pleuel aus gegossenem Aluminium

Over the last few years, we have been working hard to develop special materials in die casting. The wide range of special materials offering higher chemical and physical properties, as against standard materials, have allowed us to realize development projects with highest requirements.

The connecting rods are manufactured in the die casting process and heat treated. It demonstrates the high elongation at increased strength of the ALUWAG material. With the special materials, we have implemented projects in the powertrain, steering range and also car bodies (safety component).