This C61400 has excellent mechanical properties and ductility, which make this alloy suitable for high load applications, as well as construction of vessels with high-pressure requirements and the process of product subjected to corrosion and erosion.
Typical applications include nuts, bolts, stringers and threaded members, corrosion-resistant vessels and tanks, structural components, machine parts, condenser tube and piping systems, marine protective sheathing and fastening, munitions mixing troughs and blending chambers.
Weight % | Al | Fe | Mn | P | Sn | Cu + Ag | Pb | Zn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum | 6.0 | 1.50 | — | — | — | 87.075 | — | — |
Maximum | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.015 | 0.20 | 92.5 | 0.01 | 0.20 |
Characteristics | English | Metric | |
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Nominal density (68°F/20°C) | 0.285 lbs/in3 | 7.89 g/cm3 | |
Specific heat (212 °F/100°C) | 0.0896 BTU/lb – °F | 375 J/KG- °K | |
Coefficient of thermal
expansion |
Linear
68°F – 572°F 20°C – 300°C |
9.00 micro in/in- °F | 16.2 micro in/in- °K |
Thermal Conductivity | 68°F / 20°C | 32.7 BTU/ft- hr – °F | 56.5 W/m – °K |
Electrical resistivity | 68°F / 20°C | 123 nΩ ∙ m |
Tensile | Hardness | Fatigue | ||||||||||
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Form | Temper | Section size | Ultimate | Yield | Elongation in HD, min | Shear strength | Rockwell B | Fatigue strength | ||||
Inches | KSI | MPa | KSI | MPa | % | KSI | MPa | KSI | MPa | |||
Flat Products | H04 | 0.125 | 89 | 614 | 60 | 414 | 32 | — | — | 87 | — | — |
0.315 | 85 | 586 | 58 | 400 | 35 | — | — | 86 | — | — | ||
0.5 | 80 | 552 | 54 | 372 | 38 | — | — | 85 | — | — | ||
1 | 78 | 538 | 45 | 310 | 40 | — | — | 84 | — | — | ||
O60 | 0.125 | 82 | 565 | 45 | 310 | 40 | 45 | 310 | 84 | 30 | 207 | |
0.315 | 80 | 552 | 40 | 276 | 40 | 42 | 289 | 83 | 26 | 179 | ||
0.5 | 78 | 538 | 35 | 241 | 42 | 40 | 276 | 82 | 25 | 172 | ||
1 | 76 | 524 | 33 | 227 | 45 | 40 | 276 | 81 | 28 | 193 |