Aluminum
A380 Die Casting Alloy
A380.0 is an aluminium die-casting alloy designation.
Identity / state reference
What distinguishes this material
A380 is not a blanket synonym for JIS ADC12; separately cast test bars do not certify an arbitrary casting wall.
- Designation in this reference
- A380.0
- Forms covered by the sources
- High-pressure die casting
- States to distinguish or confirm
- As-cast reference specimen
- actual casting condition must be confirmed
- Temperature and exposure
- No general service-temperature limit or temperature-independent strength is established by this page. Check the temperature and duration for the specific source table and application.
Other search names in these sources
A380
Read the scope above: a source’s related product name is not a blanket interchangeability statement.
Property evidence for a stated condition
No condition-specific numerical table is reproduced here
The linked sources establish the identity and the stated product/state scope. Obtain the row for your actual form, section, treatment and test conditions before adopting strength, hardness or a thermal limit.
Resolve these conditions next
- Does the drawing call out A380.0, and what casting process, test location and porosity requirements apply?
- Obtain the full material certificate, governing specification/edition, product dimensions and test direction before adopting a property value.
For machining, take the exact grade, supplied condition and measured hardness where applicable into the tool maker’s application data. A generic material-family speed is not a substitute for an operation and tool-specific recommendation.
Sources and what they establish
Reviewed 23 October 2026. A source’s publication date and the review date are different. The scope below identifies the fields checked.
NADCA 2015 alloy data, hosted by California Die Casting
Primary die-casting association excerpt hosted by a casting manufacturer; A380.0 identity and separately die-cast/as-cast specimen limitations. Not a current complete NADCA standard.
NADCA 2015 alloy data, hosted by California Die Casting ↗Source identity, a named product example and a supplied-batch certificate are different evidence. Cross-standard similarity does not approve substitution.
Corrections from the previous article
- Remove 'A380 in North America, ADC12 in Japan' equivalence and universal 325 MPa claim.
- Remove the untraceable generic machining recommendation (250 %) and cutting-speed ranges; select machining data by actual material condition, tool and operation.
Other references in Aluminum
Related references, not equivalent substitutes.