Aluminum Alloys & their Applications

Table M2 - Common Aluminum Alloys and their Applications - The Aluminum Association (1994) and Davis (1993)

Alloy & 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

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