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Aluminum 2024-T351
Aluminum 2024-T351 (plate) strength, stiffness, density and thermal properties, with their source.
A bracket in Aluminum 2024-T351, brushed finish.
| Process | Wrought |
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| Mechanical |
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| Yield strength | 324MPasourcetypical, 0.2% offset, .500 in dia specimen |
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| Ultimate tensile strength | 469MPasourcetypical |
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| Elongation at break | 19%sourcetypical, in 4D |
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| Young's modulus (stiffness) | 73.1GPasourcetypical |
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| Density | 2,770kg/m³sourcenominal |
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| Strength to weight | 117kN·m/kg |
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| Stiffness to weight | 26.4MN·m/kg |
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| Poisson's ratio | 0.33sourcetypical (handbook physical constant), all tempers |
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| Shear modulus | 27.5GPa |
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| Bulk modulus | 71.7GPa |
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| Speed of sound | 5,137m/s |
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| Thermal |
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| Thermal conductivity | 120W/m·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C |
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| Thermal expansion | 22.9µm/m·Ksourcetypical, mean 20-100 °C |
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| 100 mm part over a 50 °C swing | 115µm growth |
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| Specific heat | 875J/kg·Ksourcetypical, at 100 °C |
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| Heats up and cools (diffusivity) | 49.5mm²/s |
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| Thermal shock resistance | 15,561W/m |
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| Melting point | 502–638°Csourcemelting range |
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| Values for | 2024-T4/T351, Kaiser Aluminum sheet, coil & plate typical datasheet; Poisson from MIL-HDBK-5J |
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