EN 573-3 AW-2024 F44 Aluminum Alloy – Aircraft-Grade Strength & Machinability

Aluminum EN AW-2024, known for its use in aircraft industry, is an alloy that offers excellent strength. When in the annealed condition it is readily formed and has good machinability. Though it has a relatively low level of corrosion resistance, it can be machined to a high finish.

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Density	20.0 °C	2.77 g/cm³	F44	EN 573-3

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Elastic modulus	20.0 °C	70.0 - 74.5 GPa	F44	EN 573-3
Elongation	-196.0 °C	19.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	-80.0 °C	19.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	-28.0 °C	19.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	20.0 °C	19.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	100.0 °C	19.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	150.0 °C	17.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	200.0 °C	27.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	260.0 °C	55.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	315.0 °C	75.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
	370.0 °C	100.0 %	F44	EN 573-3
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes		22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m			Typical for Wrought 2000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio		0.33 [-]			Typical for Wrought 2000 Series Aluminium
Shear modulus	20.0 °C	27.0 - 28.0 GPa	F44	EN 573-3
Tensile strength	-196.0 °C	580.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	-80.0 °C	490.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	-28.0 °C	475.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	20.0 °C	470.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	100.0 °C	435.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	150.0 °C	310.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	200.0 °C	180.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	260.0 °C	75.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	315.0 °C	50.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3
	370.0 °C	35.0 MPa	F44	EN 573-3

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion		1.6e-05 - 2.4e-05 1/K			Typical for Wrought 2000 Series Aluminium
Melting point		500.0 - 650.0 °C			Typical for Wrought 2000 Series Aluminium
Specific heat capacity	20.0 °C	875.0 J/(kg·K)	F44	EN 573-3
Thermal conductivity	20.0 °C	130.0 - 150.0 W/(m·K)	F44	EN 573-3

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Electrical conductivity	20.0 °C	18000000.0 - 21000000.0 S/m	F44	EN 573-3
Electrical resistivity		3.4e-08 - 6e-08 Ω·m			Typical for Wrought 2000 Series Aluminium

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Chromium	0.1	F44	EN 573-3
Copper	3.8 - 4.9 %	F44	EN 573-3
Iron	0.5	F44	EN 573-3
Magnesium	1.2 - 1.8 %	F44	EN 573-3
Manganese	0.3 - 0.9 %	F44	EN 573-3
Silicon	0.5	F44	EN 573-3
Titanium	0.15	F44	EN 573-3
Zinc	0.25	F44	EN 573-3

Technological properties

Property
Workability	Moderate Workability

Property

Workability

Moderate Workability

DIN 1725-1 F46 Aluminum Alloy (Grade 3.1255) – High Strength, Machinable, Weldable EN 573-3 Grade AW-7075 F53: High-Strength Aerospace Aluminum Alloy

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