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FecI.Spec.CQ.A-Z50/@
~ch 77, 1967

FEDESAL SPECIFICATION

M01n7WM ALLoY 2024,PIATEAND SHEWI

This specificationwae appzuvedby the
Commissioner,Federd SuPply Service,
(leneml SexVicesAdmlniatmtion, for .”
the use of till.
FeAe@. agencies.

(lhis specification fomw a part

of the latest issue of Federal L@ci.
f ication GQ-A-250. )

1. LzJOPE AND CLASSIFICATION

1.1 2c0 e. This speclfioation covers the specific requirements for aluminum
alloy 202e plate and sheet; the general X’eqnlrements
are covered in QQ-A-250.

1.2 classification.

ers. The plate and sheet shell be classifiedas O, T3, Tk, T36,
T42 ‘;%; ~-, T%, T3Z, T361, ?2651,T%l, ... F temper,M SPeC~i$ (see
6.2~. Tne definitionsof these tempers shall be ae specifie&in AmericanNational
StandardANS H35.1.

2. APPLICABLEIxXXM@TS

Latest issue of Federal Specification:

QQ-A.250 - Aluminumand AluminumAI.1oYPlate and Sheet;Geneml Specificationfor.

(Activitiesoutside the Federal Governmentmay obtain copies of Fe&ml SPeui-

ficationsand Standar%, as outlinedunder Genexal Infommtion in the Index of
Fedeml Specificationsand’Standardsand at the prices indicatedin the Index. The
Index,which includescuuwlativemonthly SUppleUIentS as issued,is for 8tie on a
subscrlptiopbasis by the Su erlntendentof Documents,U. S. Governmentprftiins
1 Cffice,Washington,D. c. 2d 02.

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Ameriaan NationalSt.dxde Inetitute:

ANS H35,1 - Alloyand TemperDesignation

Systemsfor Alumlnum.
(Applfoat.ion
for aopieeshouldbe addressedto theAmericanNationalSten&+nis :.,,
Inetitute,1430Breadway,New York,New York 10018.) ,~.:
3. F@UII@WSWIW

3.1 ChetiaL cowmsition.

3.1.1 me ehern$cal
aOwsttiOn shallconfoneto the requirements
speeified
in table I.

J
!CAIW I. Ch~ical composition1
Percent
Minimum Msximim
Copper 3.8 49
MgneOium 1.2 1:8
Mengane6e 0.30 0.9
Silioon . .50
Iron .50
Zino . .25
Chromlwil . .Lo
Othere, eaoh - .05
Othere, total - .15
Aluminum Remeinder

J in thie table X, If, hwever, the preeence of other elements is Indiaatedin

the oonrae of nxtine aaelyeis,further enelysie shell be rade to determine
confome.nceto the limite speeifiedfor other elements.

3.2 Meehanioalpropertied.
3.2.1 Meohanloalptmpertlesof materialas snpplied. The meohenicalProperties
perpenflloular.
~for
to t e meteriel Iese then 9
Inahea in width,shalloonfoneto the requirements of tebleII.for the twer aPeoi-
fied. For meterial lees than 9 inches in width, the meehenlcalprepertieepamllel
to the elireetionof fiaal rolling ehall conform to the requirementsof table II for
the temper speoified.

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TABLE II. MechanicalPIVPC es

1 Yield stren@h at Longat ion
Temper width Thickness Tensile 0.2 percent offset in 2 in.
Btrength, or at extension ~ 4 times 1)~
minimum ted . minimum
Extension
I I rider load
Inches Inches F.s.i. ~“ Percent

o All 0.010 thru 0.499 @2,0cM 0.0033 12

All 5C0 #l-u 1.750 3/32,000 K
All I 0L20LI O.cf%o 10
All .010 %: ‘::: $~
All -
An O%J ~: O:y *
All +
30 sad under .M3 mm
o.a20 -g
thru 0, *
30 and under .0070 9
30 and wider .500 .Oqo 10
wer 30 thru 48 .G20 tllm .062 %% .0070 8
wer 30 thru 48 .063thru .2kg 69,000 .0070 9
wer 30 thru 48 .250thti .50Q 69,0c0 .0070 10
wer 48 thaw 60 .020thru .062 67,0cm .C068 8
wer 48 thru 60 .063thru .249 68,.ooo .0069 9-
wer 48 thru 60 .250iim .5c0 67,000 .0068 10
over 60 .c63tam .249 67,000 8
over 60 .250thru .499 66.000
+_
a
.0059 9
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All 0,010 thna 0.020 62,000
All .021 thtu .2kg 62,060 :0056 15
All .250 thxu .499 62,000 ,cQ56 12
.5oiIthru 1.000 61,0ea .0056 8
All 1.cO1 thm 1.500 60,0iIo .cc56
Au 1.501 thm 2.000 60,0@ .ce56 !
All I 2.001 thra 3.axl 80GQ -#x!&_ +__
All I 0.250 thru 0.4!
All I .500 thru l.@% L 63$% :O@3 8
All l.bol thru 1.500 62;003 .0050
All 1.501 thnl 2.m 62,000 .0060 z
All 2.001 thm 3.00Q 60,000
All 3,601 thru 4.OGQ 57.000 -$&_ +
All 0.010 thm 0,499
All .500 thw 3.000 63$% _+fJf_ 5

‘!!ia
T
All
All.
0.010 thru 0.249
0.010 thru 0.249
6J3.OCO
7,000 0.00’75 ~
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TAB I J 3 II. Me c h a n i c a l merties :ontInued

eld streI@h at Iongation
9!empe !lenelle ).2 percent offset in 2 in.
or- at e ,ension r 4 times D~
mlnhnn Indici ed /, minimvm
kteusion
iinimom ndw load
P.6.i. Pos.i. =m== Percent
r
30 and uudem 0.020 thru O.@ 72,0C0 66,CCQ o:g3
30 and under .063 thru .249 72,006 68,CO0
30 an~ under .250 thaw .500 72,CQ0 6’1,000 .mek
over 30 thruh8 .020thlu .C62 Ts!,cco 66,0Q0 .0083
ever30 thm 46 .C63thru .249 72,CC0 67,0cQ
over o thiw48 .’250 thrd .5@3 71,000 66,000
over 28 thru60 .020thrn .* 70,0ca 62,cC0
over 48 thra60 .063tbru .249 7L,GQ0 67,000 :3 ~. .,,,
over48 thru60 .250tiru .500 70,000 65,0GQ .0082
over60 .c63thru .249 71.,000 .o#3 4.”
over64 ,250thau .500 %’% .0081
~ ~ * * mL&--
All .063thru .249
All .250thru .500 %%% .0081
m5v ~ --
0.250 * mtg--
.500thru L.OCO
F. All E 6/ +
1 t rlel1/2 inchor & 1 1.

~Fikfo??e;~
~%~%~ % %&h%e~u%’&e only.
Materialin the !!42,T62, or T72 temperti not availablefma the msterialsproduoero.
i
~ No requtreaeuts,
3.2.2 MeelmniealP2vperble8 after heat treatment. In additionto conformingto
the requirementof 3,2.1, ns.terialin the annealed (0) end the as-fabricated(F) tempere
ehall, aften plmper eolutionheat treatmeat,eleo confozm te the requirementsof table
11 for the 2$2 temper. Materiel as receivedin the T3, T4, T35L, 3!81,and T851 tempein
ehall, @ten proper resolution heat-treatment,be capable of coufoami
qulre!nent.sspeeifiedin table II for the Tk2 temper. Material in the %)?$er%all.,
after proper aging, be oapable of ooofonnlugto the requirementsHpeotiiedlo table II
for the T62 or w&2 temper. Materiel in the T3, !c36,T.351,and T36~ t~e~ s~lj
after pro es aging, be capable of confona.ingte the requirementsspecifiedin table II
for the T81, l@6,l?851,
and T&l tempers,re6peetivel.Y.

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3.2.3 Bend test. Bend-testspecimenstaken fmm materialshall be capable

of withst8n~0ut cmctiw, the bend test sp%ified in QQ-A-250. me ~l”es
for bend factor N are given in table III.

TABLE III. Bend test factor “N”

*=D ----
Thicknccs of
MEIterial ~ o I ??3 I . J . -u” . . . . r - - . . . . .- ..

Inch

0.008 thru 0.009 4“

.010 thr+i . CX20 0 4 G
.021 thru . 032 0 5
5
;g :: :?; 6
6
. 129 t h r u : 2k9 8
. 2 5 0 t hm . 499 -

3.3 Internaldefects. !ihenspecified(see 6.2), p~te shall be ~t~sO~@llY

Inspected(see QQ-A-E50). Acceptancelimits chall be as specifiedin table IV.

TAB13 IV. 01.tr+onicdiscontinuityeaceptanoelimitsY

Maximumweight
Thickness per piece Discontinuity C@3S d
i I
Inches
0.500 thru 1.499
I POunas

2,000
I B
1.500 thru 3.000 2,000 A
3.001 +hm 4.000 2,000 B

1 ies in excessof those li8ted in tsble IV ray be allowed eub$eotto

Discontinuit
‘ the apprrwalof the p~uring activity,if it is establishedthat they will be
removed by machining or that they are in non-critical areas.
2J TM aimmtinuity cM.. IititsaIW defim.a in MIL-I-8950.

In additionto the mcbrkingrequiredin Fed. Std. No. l@t, aaterlal

in t!$!cW9?851, and 9!861tempersshall be Identifiesby a lot number_@
in at l.smt one locationon e3cb piece. Plate ana sheet in the T36 and T% teapers
shall also be marked immealately after the temper ae6ig~tion with the orxinal width
of the nmterial, as f Ou~e:

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Originalwidth 1 Ident
itication
tmwking
3mhe8 I
up thru30 .==30
Over30 thfu48 = 48
overb8 thru60 = 60
over60 760
4. QUAL I TY A2sURAWE PRW1210N2
(See QQ-A-250.)

4.1 Wet treatment.

4.1.1 Ag i n g p e r i o d b e f o r e t e s t i ~ . s p a c l ma n s i n t h e T 3 , T k , T 3 6 , T 4 2 , T 3 5 1
and T361 temperawill xmt be raquiradto be testedwithin k days after completion
of the haat traatment. ~ the manufacturerso elects,samplesmay be .testadafter
leas thdn 4 days aging; but if they fail to ehov the specifiedproptiies, tie
teat maples shall be diecti and additionalsamplesshall be testadaftar h
days* 132+n g.”

k.2 Machanic.1test afterheat t r e a t me n t .

4 . 2 . 1 Numb e r of test after heat traatmamt. Prom materialin the annealed(0)

8tIdas-fabrlcatad(F) tampa?6,an additionalnumberof 8paaimensequl w those
fequiredby QQ-A-250@all be taken and testadafter solutionha8t-tfaatmentto
detezmlnecamgd.+.uce viti 3.2.2.

5. PNEPAIL9TION
POR DELIVEW
(2aeQQ-A-250.)

6. NOl?E2

6.1 Inten&eduse. TIIiSalloy is intendedfor use where high stran2tbIs ra-

quiredand no welding is involved. TempersT351 and T4 should not be wad whera
optimumcorrosionresistance1s raqulti. TemperaT62, T72, and 9!851shouldbe
spacifiedwhen optimumresietenceto stress 6ormsion is raquirad. The T351 and T851
temperaara intendedpriimrilyto prevldematerialwith low rasidualstressesand
consequentmlnlnwmdlatorbionduring machining.

6.2 orderingdata. Purchasersshouldselectthe preferredoptionspemltted

herein and Includetbe following informationin pmmfement docmments
!

(a) Title,number,and date of this specification.

‘ (b) FOmC and tamperraqvlrad(see1.2.1).

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(c) Dimensionsrequired.

(d) for sizesnot specifioally covered (see QQ-A-250 ).

Requirements
(e) Whether ultrasonic inspection of plate is required (see 3.3).

(r) Selectionof appli.sblelevels of prueerwation,packaging,and packins

required,If other *ban level C (see QQ-A.250).

6.3 =. Tempers T351 and T851 are a~ihble in pkte O@Y.

6UUTASY CLE71UDL4NS
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ArnqJ-flR
Navy - AS ~~J%9535-0192-4 )
Air Force -.11

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Navy - RR, As, m, FZ
Air Force . 85

w =t ivitles:
Army -EL, ME
Navy - 342,0s

*U. S. Government Printing Office r 1971 0 .436-361 (2337)

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