Material Property References for Aluminum Alloys
Mechanical Properties
Alloy
Temper Tensile strength
(ksi)Yield strength
(ksi) (a)Elongation
(%) (b)Hardness
(HB) (c)Shear strength
(ksi)2117 T4 43 24 27 70 28 2218 T72 48 37 11 95 30 2219 O 25 11 18 T42 52 27 20 T31, T351 52 36 17 100 33 T37 57 46 11 117 37 T62 60 42 10 115 37 T81, T85x 66 51 10 130 41 T87 69 57 10 130 40 2024 O 27 11 20 47 18 T3 70 50 18 120 40 T361 72 57 13 130 42 T4, T351 68 47 20 120 41 T81, T851 70 65 6 128 43 T86 75 71 6 135 45 (a) At 0.2% offset. (b) In 50 mm or 2 in. (c) 500-kg load, 10-mm ball. (d) Based on 500 million cycles using an R.R. Moore-type rotating-beam machine. (e) Elongation, % in 250 mm.
Table from Metals Handbook, Desk Edition, 8th printing, by American Society for Metals, 1995, p. 6-34.
Elastic Constants
Metal Young's modulus, E
(106 psi)Shear modulus, G
(106 psi)Bulk modulus, K
(106 psi)Poisson's ratio, n Aluminum 10.2 3.80 10.9 0.345 Brass, 30 Zn 14.6 5.41 16.2 0.350 Chromium 40.5 16.7 23.2 0.210 Copper 18.8 7.01 20.0 0.343 Iron (soft) 30.7 11.8 24.6 0.293 Iron (cast) 22.1 8.7 15.9 0.27 Lead 2.34 0.811 6.64 0.44 Magnesium 6.48 2.51 5.16 0.291 Molybdenum 47.1 18.2 37.9 0.293 Nickel (soft) 28.9 11.0 25.7 0.312 Nickel (hard) 31.8 12.2 27.2 0.306 Nickel-silver, 55CU-18Ni-27Zn 19.2 4.97 19.1 0.333 Niobium 15.2 5.44 24.7 0.397 Silver 12.0 4.39 15.0 0.367 Steel, mild 30.7 11.9 24.5 0.291 Steel, 0.75 C 30.5 11.8 24.5 0.293 Steel, 0.75 C, hardened 29.2 11.3 23.9 0.296 Steel, tool 30.7 11.9 24.0 0.287 Steel, tool, hardened 29.5 11.4 24.0 0.295 Steel, stainless, 2Ni-18Cr 31.2 12.2 24.1 0.283 Tantalum 26.9 10.0 28.5 0.342 Tin 7.24 2.67 8.44 0.357 Titanium 17.4 6.61 15.7 0.361 Tungsten 59.6 23.3 45.1 0.280 Vanadium 18.5 6.77 22.9 0.365 Zinc 15.2 6.08 10.1 0.249