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AA 2024
Category Aluminum Alloy
Class Wrought

Composition
ElementWeight %
Al  93.50 
Cu  4.4 
Mn  0.6 
Mg  1.5 

Mechanical Properties
Properties Conditions 
T (°C)Treatment
Density (×1000 kg/m3) 2.77 25  
Poisson's Ratio 0.33 25  
Elastic Modulus (GPa) 70-80 25  
Tensile Strength (Mpa) 185  25  O  more
Yield Strength (Mpa) 76 
Elongation (%) 20 
Reduction in Area (%)  
Hardness (HB500) 47  25  more
Shear Strength (MPa) 125  25  O  more
Fatigue Strength (MPa) 90  25  O  more

Thermal Properties
Properties Conditions 
T (°C)Treatment
Thermal Expansion (10-6/ºC) 22.8  20-100  
Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K) 190  25  more

Electric Properties
Properties Conditions 
T (°C)Treatment
Electric Resistivity (10-9W-m) 34  25  more
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