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MECHANICAL AND CORROSIVE PROPERTIESDETERMINATION OF

20241-T86 ALUMINUM-

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MATERIAL

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The tests described in this report were conducted between February and May 1957.

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MECHANICAL AND CORROSIVE PROPERTIES - DETERMINATION OF PURPOSE: To evaluate 2024-T86 aluminum alloy sheet material which is specially produced with cladding thicknesses of 2 1/2% of
total thic.mess on both faces and 2 1/2% of total thickness on one face with 1 1/2% of total thickness on the opposite face.. SUMMARY: The tensile properties of 2024-T86 aluminum alloy sneet material with cladding thicknesses of P 1/2% of total thicknesses on both faces and 2 1/2% on one face and 1 1/2% of total thickness on the opposite face were determined for the "as received" condition and after dynamic etching to various thicknesses. The results show that the tensile properties of the .063 gage 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% clad sheet and the .051 gage 2 1/2 - 1 1/2% clad sheet material in the "as received" condition meet the requirements of specification QQ-A-362. The tensile properties of the .051 gage 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% sheet material did not meet specification requirements until after it had been resolution treated, restrain hardened and reaged. Variations in properties between sheets was only slight. The largest variation of approximately 6% was found in the .051 gage 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% clad sheet which required reconditioning. The change in properties due to dynamic etching and salt spray teats are shown in Table III. BACKGROUN U: At the time of this test the thinnest clad 2024-T86 sheet in widths beyttnd 60 inches was the .051 ;age. This material was used by etching one side to obtain a thinner gage. The comparatively Lhick cladding of the .051 gage lowers the tensile strength below that obtainable from thinner cladding on the same gage. hormally. clad 2024-T86 sheet supplied to QQ-A-362 has 4% (of the composite) minimum cladding thickness per surface for gages iess than .063 inch. For gages .063 inca and greater the cladding thickness per side Is 2% minlum o: approximately 2-1/46 nominal. Therefore, the standard gage .051 per QQ-A-362 has a cladding thickness of .1% minimum or approximately 5. noeminAl per side. The Aluminum Company of America fUluisiwd Llau v.ioiuui SIuzs-,taah,|rd cladding thickness combinations used for thene testsi.
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MATERIAL - SPECIAL 2024I T86 ALUMINUM -

MECHANICAL AND CORROSIVE PROPERTIES - DETERMINATION OF ORJFCT: To determine the room temperature mechanical properties of .051 In. thick aluminum alloy 2024-T86 sheet material which has been clad on each side to 2 l1/2% of Lhe total thickness, and also that which has been clad to 2 1/2% on one side and 1 1/2% on the other. The properties were tu be determined before and after dynamic etching on one surface only to various final sheet thicknesses. The mechanical properties of the 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% clad .051 in. sheet were also to be compared with those of .063 in, sheet with the same cladding thickness after running a salt spray test on both. PROCEDURE: All specimens were cut with the long dimensions of the specimen perpendicular to the long dimension of the grain. All sheets and specimens were stamped for retaining identity. Sheets were lettered A thru K. Standard tensile specimens were prepared and one specimen was tested from eqch sheet in the "as received" condition. All testing was done in either a 60,000 or

a 5000 lb. Baldwin universal testing machine equipped with a MA-I microformer recorder. The .051 in. 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% clad and .051 in. 2 1/2 - 1 1/2% clad material were dynamically etched to thicknesses of .048, .040, .032, and .020 inches. The 2 1/2 - 1 1/2% clad sheets were etched on the 1 1/2% side only. Three transverse tensile specimens of each thickness were tested. Salt spray tests'were run on the .051 and .063 in. 2 1/2 2 1/2% clad sheet material for 250 hours. Four tensile spLcimens of each material were tested. When it was found that the .051 in. 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% clad had mechanical properties below specification requirements, three additional specimens of this material were resolution treated, strain hardened and aged to the T86 condition. These specimens were then tensile tested. RESULTS: Results are shown in Tables I, in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
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II, and III, and graphically Graphs show average values for

*Salt spray tests used 28W solut ion and were condocted
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DISCUSSION: Ultimate strength, yield strength, percent elongation and the modulus of elasticity for each test Condition are included in Tables I and II. Table III shows the amount of change in properties after dynamic etching from .051 in. thickness to thicknesses of .020, .032, .0110 and .0118 in., and after salt spray testing for 250 hours. Stress-strain curves for each test condition are shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The .051 in. 2 1/2 - 2 1/2% clad had ultimate and yield strengths below minimum specified values. Values for this material after it was reheat treated are shown in Table II. The tensile properties were raised above specification requirements after reheat treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this test consist of data for the mechanical properties at room temperatures of .051 and .063 in. 2024 T86 aluminum al1oy sheet clad 2 1/2% on each side and 2 1/2% on one side with 1 1/2% on the other. These data include properties for material unetched and dynamic etched to various thicknesses. Also included, are data on the tensile properties of .051 and .063 in. 2 1/2 2 1/2% clad material after 250 hours salt spray exposure tests.

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