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2024-T3 Aluminum
2024-T3 Aluminum (AA 2024-T3): aluminum engineering material. Density 2780 kg/m³. Yield 345 MPa, ultimate 483 MPa. Elastic modulus 73.1 GPa.
aluminum
Specification
- Name
- 2024-T3 Aluminum
- Category
- aluminum
- Designation
- AA 2024-T3
- Applications
- Aircraft skins, Aircraft structures, Truck wheels, Rivets
- Notes
- Aerospace aluminum. Copper alloyed. High fatigue resistance. Poor corrosion resistance.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Density | 2780 kg/m³ |
| Tensile Strength Yield | 345 MPa |
| Tensile Strength Ultimate | 483 MPa |
| Elastic Modulus | 73.1 GPa |
| Shear Modulus | 28 GPa |
| Poissons Ratio | 0.33 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 121 W/(m·K) |
| Thermal Expansion | 23.2 µm/(m·K) |
| Specific Heat | 875 J/(kg·K) |
| Melting Point | 502 °C |
| Hardness | Brinell: 120, Vickers: 137 |