Aluminum © Aluminum Accounts for 80 of the Structural Material of Most Commercial and Military Transport Aircraft * Inexpensive and Easy to Form and Machine * Alloys Are Tailored to Specific Needs © 2000 Series Alloys (Aluminum-copper-magnesium) Are Medium to High Strength With Good Fatigue Resistance but Low Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance. © 2024-13 Is the Yardstick for Fatigue Properties © 5000 and 6000 Series Alloys Are Low to Medium Strength but Easily Welded Aluminum (cont.) 7000 Series Alloys (Aluminum-zinc-magnesium- copper ) Are High Strength With Improved Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance but Most Have No Better Fatigue Properties Than 2000 Series * 7050 and 7075 Alloys Are Widely Used * 7475 Alloy Provides Higher Fatigue Resistance Similar to 2024-T3 Titanium © Better Strength To Weight Ratio Than Aluminum or Steel * Typically Comprises § By Weight in Commercial Aircraft and Up To 25 By Weight For High Performance Military Aircraft * Good Corrosion Resistance © Good Temperature Resistance © Good Fatigue And Damage Tolerance Properties In The Annealed Form * Typical Alloy Is Ti 6AI-4V Either Annealed or Solution Treated and Aged © High Cost For Metals