Available Alloys

Cheras casts products from a wide range of alloys to suit specific customer requirements. Listed below are the tight alloy specifications of the three main alloys used. Foundry ingot is produced in-house from extrusions feed stock to quality standard ISO9001.

Alloy: EA401 Element Min Max Si 12.80 13.00 Fe 0.10 0.40 Cu   0.10 Mn   0.50 Mg   0.10 Ni   0.10 Zn   0.10 Ti   0.20 Cr   0.10 Pb   0.01 Sn   0.05 Li   0.01 Na   0.01 B   0.01 Ca   0.0008 Bi   0.01 Sb   0.01 Sr   0.01 V   0.01

Alloy: DA401 Element Min Max Si 12.80 13.00 Fe 0.55 1.00 Cu   0.60 Mn   0.50 Mg   0.25 Ni   0.50 Zn   0.40 Ti   0.20 Cr   0.10 Pb   0.15 Sn   0.15 Li   0.01 Na   0.01 B   0.01 Ca   0.0008 Bi   0.01 Sb   0.01 Sr   0.01 V   0.01

Alloy: CC401 Element Min Max Si 12.20 12.40 Fe   0.40 Cu   0.10 Mn   0.50 Mg   0.05 Ni   0.05 Zn   0.10 Ti   0.20 Cr   0.05 Pb   0.01 Sn   0.05 Li   0.01 Na   0.01 B   0.01 Ca   0.0008 Bi   0.01 Sb   0.01 Sr 0.035 0.04 V   0.01