Aluminum Alloys

Table M2 - Common Aluminum Alloys and their Applications

Aluminum Alloy and Temper

Typical Properties and Applications

1100-O
1100-H14
Commercially pure aluminum resistant to chemical attack & weathering, low cost, ductile for deep drawing & easy to weld, used in chemical equipment, fan blades, sheet metal work.
2014-O
2014-T4, T451
2014-T6, T651
 Truck Frames, aircraft structures, automotive parts, cylinders &pistons, machine parts, structural applications
2017-T4, T451
Fasteners, fittings
2024-O
2024-T3, T4
2024 -T351
Alclad
High strength structural applications, excellent machinability in T-temper, fair workability &corrosion resistance, alclad combines high strength and corrosion resistance, used in truck wheels, aircraft structures, automotive parts, fasteners, recreation equipment, screws & rivets
3003-O
3003-H12
3003-H14
3003-H16
Most popular general-purpose alloy, stronger than 1100 with same good formability & weldability, used in cooking utensils, chemical equipment, pressure vessels, sheet metal work, builder's hardware, storage tanks, trucks & trailers, architectural
3004-O
3004-H38
Sheet metal work, storage tanks, agricultural applications, building products, containers, electrical applications, furniture, trucks &trailers
3105-O
3150-H14
3150-H18
3150-H25
Siding, sheet metal work, automotive parts, building products, electronics, furniture, trucks & trailers
3105-O
3150-H14
3150-H18
3150-H25
Siding, sheet metal work, automotive parts, building products, electronics, furniture, trucks & trailers
5005-H34
Appliances, utensils, architectural, electrical conductors, general sheet metal, hardware, marine applications
5052-O
5052-H112
5052-H32
5052-H34
Stronger than 3003, readily formable, good weldability & resistance to corrosion, used in sheet metal work, hydraulic tube, appliances, pressure vessels, hardware signs, marine applications, trucks
6061-O
6061-T4
6061-T6, T651
Good formability, weldability, corrosion resistance, & strength in the T-tempers, good general-purpose alloy used for a broad range of structural applications & welded assemblies, pipeline, marine applications, furniture, agricultural applications, aircraft's, architectural, building products, chemical equipment, electrical and electronic parts, fasteners, general sheet metal, recreation equipment, storage tanks
6063-T5
6063-T6
Pipe railing, furniture, architectural extrusions, marine applications, truck & trailer, recreation equipment, building products, electrical and electronic parts
7050-T7651
High strength alloy in aircraft & structures, recreation equipment
The Aluminum Association (1994) and Davis (1993)

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