The invention discloses a high-strength and high-
toughness ADC12 cast aluminum
alloy and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of aluminum
alloy preparation. The ADC12 cast aluminum
alloy comprises the following chemical components in percentage by weight: 9.6%-12.0% of Si, less than or equal to 1.3% of Fe, 1.5%-2.5% of Cu, less than or equal to 0.5% of Mn, less than or equal to 0.3% of Mg, less than or equal to 0.5% of Ni, less than or equal to 1.0% of Zn, less than or equal to 0.2% of Sn, 0.1%-0.3% of Tb and the balance of aluminum and inevitable
impurity elements. According to the ADC12 cast aluminum alloy, the content of a
copper element is reduced, and meanwhile, a trace amount of
rare earth terbium element is added to refine a structure, so that the strength and the
toughness are improved, and the
strength reduction caused by the reduction of the
copper element is made up. Meanwhile,
artificial aging treatment is provided, and the strength is further improved by separating out a secondary strengthening phase, so that the ADC12 material which is low in cost, high in strength and high in
toughness is developed, and the high-strength requirement under the extreme condition is met.