Aluminum Alloy 2024, a cold finished aluminum wrought product, is a high strength aluminum screw machine stock alloy. Typical tensile strengths in the -T351 and -T4 temper equal or exceed those of mild steels. The alloy has good machinability, surface finish capabilities and deep drilling characteristics.

 The high mechanical property levels of alloy 2024 make it ideal for applications requiring high strength.  Typical applications include aircraft fittings and structures, computer parts, gears, shafts, hinge pins, valve blocks and valve parts, bolts, nuts, fasteners, truck parts and brake components. The -T6 and -T851 tempers offer both an increase in strength and improved stress corrosion cracking resistance over the -T4 and -T351 tempers.

Machining of Aluminum Alloy 2024:

Alloy 2024 offers good machinability when machined using single-point or multi-spindle carbide tools on Screw machines. The use of a chip breaker is recommended. The alloy is rated “B” on the Aluminum Association machinability rating system, giving curled or easily broken chips with good to excellent surface finish.

Anodizing:

Anodizing response is rated moderate for the alloy. Alloy 2024 can accept all types of anodic coatings. The properties listed in this Alloy Data Sheet represent the best current information for this alloy. In each specific application, the user is expected to evaluate and test the alloy, temper and finishing method. Consult the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for proper safety and handling precautions when using alloy 2024.

Aluminum Alloy 2024 – Temper Designations and Definitions:

Standard Tempers	Standard Temper Definitions
T351	Solution heat-treated, cold worked, and naturally aged to a substantially stable condition. Applies to products that are cold worked to improve strength after solution heat-treatment, or in which the effect of cold work in flattening or straightening is recognized in mechanical property limits.
T4	Solution heat-treated and naturally aged to a substantially stable condition. Applies to products that are not cold worked after solution heat-treatment, or in which the effect of cold work in flattening or straightening may not be recognized in mechanical property limits.
T6	Solution heat-treated and then artificially aged. Applies to products that are not cold worked after solution heat-treatment, or in which the effect of cold work in flattening or straightening may not be recognized in mechanical property limits.
T851	Solution heat-treated, cold worked, and then artificially aged. Applies to products that are cold worked to improve strength, or in which the effect of cold work in flattening or straightening is recognized in mechanical property limits.

RELATED METALS:
No Related Metal names.

SPECIFICATIONS:

AMS 4037	ASTM B221	MIL T-50777	MIL T-15089
AMS 4120	ASTM B241	QQ A-200/3	SAE J454
AMS 4192	ASTM B316	QQ A-225/6	MIL B-6812
AMS 7223	ASTM F467	QQ A-250/4	ASTM B211
ASTM B209	ASTM F468	QQ A-430	QQ WW-T-700/3
ASTM B210	DIN 3.135

CHEMISTRY DATA :

Aluminum	Balance
Chromium	0.1 max
Copper	3.8 - 4.9
Iron	0.5 max
Magnesium	1.2 - 1.8
Manganese	0.3 - 0.9
Remainder Each	0.05 max
Remainder Total	0.15 max
Silicon	0.5 max
Zinc	0.25 max

GENERAL INFORMATION :

• Principal Design Features
  An age hardening, high strength aluminum alloy. Useful for optimum strength to weight ratio structures.
  
  
• Applications
  Commonly used in the manufacture of truck wheels, aircraft structures, and screw machine products, scientific instruments, veterinary and orthopedic braces and equipment, and in rivets.
  
  
• Other Physical Props
  Electrical conductivity is 35% that of copper.
  
  
• Other Mechanical Props
  Shear strength in the annealed condition is 18 KSI. For T3 and T4 condition it is much stronger, 41 KSI.
  
  
• Mechanical Data
  
  

  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	-320
  Tensile Strength	84
  Yield Strength	61
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	-112
  Tensile Strength	71
  Yield Strength	49
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	-18
  Tensile Strength	69
  Yield Strength	47
  Elongation	19
  Condition	T351
  Temper	75
  Tensile Strength	68
  Yield Strength	47
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	212
  Tensile Strength	63
  Yield Strength	45
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	300
  Tensile Strength	45
  Yield Strength	36
  Elongation	17
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	400
  Tensile Strength	26
  Yield Strength	19
  Elongation	27
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	500
  Tensile Strength	11
  Yield Strength	9
  Elongation	55
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	600
  Tensile Strength	7.5
  Yield Strength	6
  Elongation	75
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T351
  Temper	700
  Tensile Strength	5
  Yield Strength	4
  Elongation	100
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	-320
  Tensile Strength	84
  Yield Strength	61
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	-112
  Tensile Strength	71
  Yield Strength	49
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	-18
  Tensile Strength	69
  Yield Strength	47
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	75
  Tensile Strength	68
  Yield Strength	47
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	212
  Tensile Strength	63
  Yield Strength	45
  Elongation	19
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	300
  Tensile Strength	45
  Yield Strength	36
  Elongation	17
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	400
  Tensile Strength	26
  Yield Strength	19
  Elongation	27
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	500
  Tensile Strength	11
  Yield Strength	9
  Elongation	55
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	600
  Tensile Strength	7.5
  Yield Strength	6
  Elongation	75
  Form	Plate
  Condition	T4
  Temper	700
  Tensile Strength	5
  Yield Strength	4
  Elongation	100
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	-320
  Tensile Strength	85
  Yield Strength	62
  Elongation	18
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	-112
  Tensile Strength	73
  Yield Strength	52
  Elongation	17
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	-18
  Tensile Strength	72
  Yield Strength	51
  Elongation	17
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	75
  Tensile Strength	70
  Yield Strength	50
  Elongation	17
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	212
  Tensile Strength	66
  Yield Strength	48
  Elongation	16
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	300
  Tensile Strength	55
  Yield Strength	45
  Elongation	11
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	400
  Tensile Strength	27
  Yield Strength	20
  Elongation	23
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	500
  Tensile Strength	11
  Yield Strength	9
  Elongation	55
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	600
  Tensile Strength	7.5
  Yield Strength	6
  Elongation	75
  Form	Sheet
  Condition	T3
  Temper	700
  Tensile Strength	5
  Yield Strength	4
  Elongation	100

  
  
• Forms & shapes :
  Wire, Sheet, Plate, Strip, Round Bars, Hexagonal, Flats, Square, Angle, Channel, Blanks, Tubes, Billets, Pipes, Pipe Fittings, Forging Rings, Special Shape Forgings, Fasteners Etc.