AA Standards Grade 2024 T6

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Description

Aluminum AA 2024, known for its use in aircraft industry, is an alloy that offers excellent strength. When in the annealed condition it is readily formed and has good machinability. Though it has a relatively low level of corrosion resistance, it can be machined to a high finish.

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Properties

General

PropertyValueConditionRelated Standards

Density

2.78 g/cm³

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T6

AA Standards, ASTM B211

2.78 g/cm³

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3.0 g/cm³

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Mechanical

PropertyTemperatureValueConditionRelated StandardsComment

Elastic modulus

73.0 GPa

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AA Standards, ASTM B211

Elongation

-195 °C

11 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

-80 °C

10 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

4.0 %

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A100

5.0 %

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AA Standards, ASTM B211

A50

5.2 %

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0 °C

10 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

24 °C

10 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

100 °C

10 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

150 °C

17 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

205 °C

27 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

260 °C

55 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

315 °C

75 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

370 °C

100 %

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Elongation in 50 mm

Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes

22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m

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Typical for Wrought 2000 Series Aluminium

Poisson's ratio

0.33 [-]

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Shear modulus

28.0 GPa

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Tensile strength

-195 °C

580 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

-80 °C

495 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

425.0 MPa

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0 °C

483 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

490.0 MPa

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24 °C

475 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

100 °C

448 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

150 °C

310 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

205 °C

180 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

260 °C

75 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

315 °C

52 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

370 °C

35 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture

Yield strength

-195 °C

469 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

-80 °C

407 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

345.0 MPa

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RP02

380.0 MPa

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0 °C

400 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

24 °C

393 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

100 °C

372 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

150 °C

248 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

205 °C

131 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

260 °C

62 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

315 °C

41 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

370 °C

28 MPa

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up to 10000 h at temperature, at 35 MPa/min to yield strength and then at strain rate of 5%/min to fracture, RP02

Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValueConditionRelated Standards

Coefficient of thermal expansion

2.3e-05 1/K

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20 °C

2.3199999999999998e-05 1/K

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100 °C

2.3199999999999998e-05 1/K

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Melting point

500.0 °C

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505.0 - 635.0 °C

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Specific heat capacity

870.0 J/(kg·K)

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Thermal conductivity

120.0 W/(m·K)

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121.0 - 193.0 W/(m·K)

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Electrical

PropertyValueConditionRelated StandardsComment

Electrical conductivity

17000000.0 - 29000000.0 S/m

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22000000 S/m

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Typical value

Electrical resistivity

3.45e-08 - 5.88e-08 Ω·m

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AA Standards, ASTM B211

4.5e-08 Ω·m

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Typical value

Specific Electrical conductivity

38.0 % IACS

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Typical/Derived value

Chemical properties

PropertyValueConditionRelated Standards

Aluminium

90.7 - 94.7 %

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Chromium

0.1 %

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Copper

3.8 - 4.9 %

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Iron

0.50 %

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0.5 %

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Magnesium

1.2 - 1.8 %

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Manganese

0.3 - 0.9 %

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Other

0.15 %

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Silicon

0.5 %

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Titanium

0.15 %

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Zinc

0.25 %

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Zirconium

0.2 %

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Technological properties

Property
Brazing

general: no brazing is known or developed

Corrosion properties

Stress corrosion cracking: Betriebsschäden in Gebieten mit Zugspannungen quer zur Kornstruktur, Eingeschränkte Schäden an Laborproben (T4,T3, T351, T3510, T3511), d (T6, T861, T81, T851, T8510, T8511), general: sufficient, in principle it should be protected

General machinability

General: poor (O), good to acceptable

Workability

general (condition): poor(T4, T3, T351, T3510, T3511, T6), not suitable (T361, T861, T81, T851, T8510, T8511)