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2024-T3 Aluminum

aluminum

aluminum

Source Details

Id

al-2024-t3

Name

2024-T3 Aluminum

Category

aluminum

Designation

AA 2024-T3

Properties
{
  "density": {
    "value": 2780,
    "unit": "kg/m³"
  },
  "tensileStrengthYield": {
    "value": 345,
    "unit": "MPa"
  },
  "tensileStrengthUltimate": {
    "value": 483,
    "unit": "MPa"
  },
  "elasticModulus": {
    "value": 73.1,
    "unit": "GPa"
  },
  "shearModulus": {
    "value": 28,
    "unit": "GPa"
  },
  "poissonsRatio": 0.33,
  "thermalConductivity": {
    "value": 121,
    "unit": "W/(m·K)"
  },
  "thermalExpansion": {
    "value": 23.2,
    "unit": "µm/(m·K)"
  },
  "specificHeat": {
    "value": 875,
    "unit": "J/(kg·K)"
  },
  "meltingPoint": {
    "value": 502,
    "min": 502,
    "max": 638,
    "unit": "°C"
  },
  "hardness": {
    "brinell": 120,
    "vickers": 137
  }
}
Applications

Aircraft skins, Aircraft structures, Truck wheels, Rivets

Notes

Aerospace aluminum. Copper alloyed. High fatigue resistance. Poor corrosion resistance.