Cast vs Wrought Aluminum Alloys

Basics

• This page aims to explain the difference between “Cast Alloys” and “Wrought Alloys”

Cast Alloys vs Wrought Alloys

• • Cast Alloys optimize for Molten Flow / Cooling Shrinkage / Crack Formation when Cooling in a Mold etc (or potential issues with the time spent at that high heat soak, such as alloy component precipitation (undesirable, unlike Case Hardening etc) etc
  • Wrought Alloys don’t optimize for casting, and thus if that process is not to be used can be stronger etc

External Links

• A 2020 Researchgate Forum Question Titled “ What is main difference between wrought alloys and cast alloys in general?”
• A Post by the Company “Rolled Alloys” Titled “Cast vs Wrought”