Ams-Qq-A-250 5

AMS-QQ-A-250/5 REV.
B
AEROSPACE MATERIAL
SPECIFICATION Issued 1997-08
Revised 1998-09
Reaffirmed 2010-05
Stabilized 2014-02
Superseding AMS-QQ-A-250/5A
Aluminum Alloy Alclad 2024, Plate and Sheet

A82024
RATIONALE
AMS-QQ-A-250/5B stabilizes this document because equivalent technical requirements are contained in AMS4461,
AMS4462, AMS4475, AMS4478, AMS4466, and AMS4193.
STABILIZATION NOTICE
AMS-QQ-A-250/5B has been declared "STABILIZED" by AMS Committee D. This document will no longer be updated and
may no longer represent standard industry practice. The last technical update of this document occurred in August 1998.
Users of this document should refer any certification issues (e.g. exceptions listed on the certification report) to the
cognizant engineering organization for their disposition. CAUTION: In many cases the purchaser is not the cognizant
engineering organization (i.e. purchaser may be a sub tier supplier).
AMS Committee D recommends that the following technically equivalent (e.g. properties, fit, form, function) specifications
be used for future procurement. This listing does not constitute authority to substitute these specifications for the
“STABILIZED” specification.
AMS4461 Aluminum Alloy, Sheet and Plate, Alclad 4.4Cu – 1.5Mg – 0.60Mn (Alclad 2024-O, Sheet and Plate)
Annealed or when specified, “As Fabricated” (2024-F)
AMS4462 Aluminum Alloy, Sheet and Plate, Alclad 4.4Cu – 1.5Mg – 0.60Mn (Alclad 2024, -T3 Sheet, -T351 Plate)
Solution Heat Treated, Cold Worked and Naturally Aged
AMS4475 Aluminum Alloy, Coiled Sheet, Alclad 4.4Cu – 1.5Mg – 0.60Mn (Alclad 2024; -T4 Coiled Sheet) Solution
Heat Treated
AMS4478 Aluminum Alloy, Sheet and Plate, Alclad 4.4Cu – 1.5Mg – 0.60Mn (Alclad 2024, -T81 Sheet, -T851 Plate)
Solution Heat Treated, Cold Worked and Artificially Aged
AMS4466 Aluminum Alloy, Sheet and Plate, Alclad 4.4Cu – 1.5Mg – 0.60Mn (2024, -T361 Sheet & Plate) Solution
Heat Treated 6% Cold Worked and Naturally Aged
AMS4193 Aluminum Alloy, Sheet and Plate, Alclad 4.4Cu – 1.5Mg – 0.60Mn (2024, -T861 Sheet & Plate) Solution
Heat Treated 6% Cold Worked and Artificially Aged
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NOTICE
This document has been taken directly from Federal Specification QQ-A-250/5F, Amendment 2, and
contains only minor editorial and format changes required to bring it into conformance with the
publishing requirements of SAE technical standards.
The original Federal Specification was adopted as an SAE standard under the provisions of the SAE
Technical Standards Board (TSB) Rules and Regulations (TSB 001) pertaining to accelerated
adoption of government specifications and standards. TSB rules provide for (a) the publication of
portions of unrevised government specifications and standards without consensus voting at the SAE
Committee level, (b) the use of the existing government specification or standard format, and (c) the
exclusion of any qualified product list (QPL) sections.
The complete requirements for procuring 2024 aluminum alloy alclad plate and sheet described
herein shall consist of this document and the latest issue of AMS-QQ-A-250.
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1. SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION:
1.1 Scope:
This specification covers the specific requirements for 2024 aluminum alloy alclad plate and sheet;
the general requirements are covered in AMS-QQ-A-250. The plate and sheet covered by this
specification shall be an integral composite product consisting of a heat-treatable aluminum alloy
2024 core with thin layers of an aluminum alloy 1230 (99.30 percent minimum aluminum) anodic to
the core and of approximately equal thickness, bonded to both surfaces.
1.2 Classification:
1.2.1 Tempers: The plate and sheet are classified in one of the following tempers as specified (See 6.2
and 6.4): O, T3, T4, T42, T62, T72, T81, T351, T361, T851, T861, or F temper. Definitions of
these tempers are specified in AMS-QQ-A-250.
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:
See AMS-QQ-A-250.
3. REQUIREMENTS:
3.1 Chemical Composition:
3.1.1 The chemical composition of the core ingots or slabs and of the cladding plates used for the
manufacture of the alclad plate and sheet shall conform to the requirements specified in Table I for
core and cladding, respectively.
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TABLE I. Chemical Composition 1/

Core Claddng
Element 2024 1230
Minimum Maximum Maximum
Percent Percent Percent
Copper 3.8 4.9 0.10
Magnesium 1.2 1.8 0.05
Manganese 0.30 0.9 0.05
Iron - 0.50 2/
Silicon - 0.50 2/
Chromium - 0.10 -
Nickel - - -
Zinc - 0.25 0.10
Titanium - 0.15 0.03
Other Elements, each - 0.05 0.03 3/
Other Elements, total 4/ - 0.15 -
Aluminum - Remainder 99.30 Minimum
1/ Analysis shall routinely be made only for the elements specifically mentioned in
Table I. If, however, the presence of other elements is indicated or suspected in
amounts greater than the specified limits, further analysis shall be made to determine
that these elements are not present in excess of specified limits.
2/ Iron plus silicon, 0.7 percent, maximum.
3/ Vanadium 0.05 percent maximum.
4/ The sum of those "Other" metallic elements 0.010 percent or more each, expressed
to the second decimal before determining the sum.
3.2 Mechanical Properties:
3.2.1 Mechanical Properties of Material as Supplied: The mechanical properties perpendicular to the
direction of final rolling, except for material under 9 inches in width, shall conform to the
requirements of Table II for the temper specified. For material under 9 inches in width, the
mechanical properties parallel to the direction of final rolling shall conform to the requirements of
Table II for the temper specified.
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TABLE II. Mechanical Properties (See 6.6)

Yield Strength at Elongation
Temper Widths Thickness Tensile 0.2 percent Offset in 2 in. or
Strength or at Extension 4 times D 1/,
minimum Indicated 2/, minimum
Extension
Minimum under load
Inches Inches ksi ksi Inch/Inch Percent
O All 0.008 thru 0.009 30.0 3/ 14.0 3/ 0.0035 10
All 0.010 thru 0.062 30.0 3/ 14.0 3/ 0.0035 12
All 0.063 thru 0.499 32.0 3/ 14.0 3/ 0.0036 12
All 0.500 thru 1.750 4/ 32.0 3/ -- -- 12
T3 5/ All 0.008 thru 0.009 58.0 39.0 0.0061 10
(See 6.4) All 0.010 thru 0.020 59.0 39.0 0.0061 12
All 0.021 thru 0.062 59.0 39.0 0.0061 15
All 0.063 thru 0.128 61.0 40.0 0.0060 15
All 0.129 thru 0.249 62.0 40.0 0.0060 15
T4 6/ All 0.010 thru 0.020 58.0 36.0 0.0059 12
All 0.021 thru 0.062 58.0 36.0 0.0059 15
All 0.063 thru 0.128 61.0 38.0 0.0058 15
T361 7/ All 0.020 thru 0.062 61.0 47.0 0.0070 8
All 0.063 thru 0.499 64.0 48.0 0.0071 9
All 0.500 4/ 66.0 49.0 0.0071 10
T42 8/ All 0.008 thru 0.009 55.0 34.0 0.0056 10
All 0.010 thru 0.020 57.0 34.0 0.0056 12
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All 0.021 thru 0.062 57.0 34.0 0.0056 15

All 0.063 thru 0.249 60.0 36.0 0.0056 15
All 0.250 thru 0.499 60.0 36.0 0.0058 12
All 0.500 thru 1.000 4/ 61.0 38.0 0.0055 8
All 1.001 thru 1.500 4/ 60.0 38.0 0.0056 7
All 1.501 thru 2.000 4/ 60.0 38.0 0.0055 6
All 2.001 thru 3.000 4/ 58.0 38.0 0.0055 4
T351 All 0.250 thru 0.499 62.0 40.0 0.0060 12
All 0.500 thru 1.000 4/ 63.0 42.0 0.0060 8
All 1.001 thru 1.500 4/ 62.0 42.0 0.0060 7
All 1.501 thru 2.000 4/ 62.0 42.0 0.0060 6
All 2.001 thru 3.000 4/ 60.0 42.0 0.0060 4
All 3.001 thru 4.000 4/ 57.0 41.0 0.0058 4

TABLE II. Mechanical Properties (See 6.6) (Continued)

Yield Strength at Elongation
Temper Widths Thickness Tensile 0.2 percent Offset in 2 in. or
Strength or at Extension 4 times D 1/,
minimum Indicated 2/, minimum
Extension
Minimum under load
Inches Inches ksi ksi Inch/Inch Percent
T62 8/ All 0.010 thru 0.062 60.0 47.0 0.0070 5
All 0.063 thru 0.499 62.0 49.0 0.0071 5
T72 8/ All 0.010 thru 0.062 56.0 43.0 0.0066 5
All 0.063 thru 0.249 58.0 45.0 0.0068 5
T81 5/ All 0.010 thru 0.062 62.0 54.0 0.0077 5
All 0.063 thru 0.249 65.0 56.0 0.0079 5
T861 7/ All 0.020 thru 0.062 64.0 58.0 0.0081 3
All 0.063 thru 0.249 69.0 64.0 0.0084 4
All 0.250 thru 0.499 68.0 62.0 0.0082 4
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All 0.500 4/ 70.0 64.0 0.0081 4

T851 All 0.250 thru 0.499 65.0 56.0 0.0075 5
All 0.500 thru 1.000 4/ 66.0 58.0 0.0075 5
F All All 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/
1/ Not required for material 1/2 inch or less in width.

2/ D represents specimen diameter.
3/ Maximum.
4/ These properties are those of the core alloy since the tests are made on a round specimen
machined from the plate.
5/ Applicable to flat sheet only.
6/ Applicable to coiled sheet only.
7/ Applicable to flat sheet and plate only.
8/ Material in the T42, T62, or T72 temper is not available from material producers.
9/ No requirements.
3.2.2 Mechanical Properties After Heat Treatment: In addition to conforming to the requirements of
3.2.1, material in the annealed (O) and the as-fabricated (F) tempers shall, after proper solution
heat-treatment, also conform to the requirements of Table II for the T42 temper. Material as
received in the T3, T4, T351, T81, and T851 tempers shall, after proper re-solution heat-treatment,
be capable of conforming to the requirements specified in Table II for the T42 temper. Material in
the T42 temper shall, after proper aging, be capable of conforming to the requirements specified in
Table II for the T62 or T72 temper. Material in the T3, T351, and T361 tempers shall, after proper
aging, be capable of conforming to the requirements specified in Table II for the T81, T851, and
T861 tempers, respectively.

3.2.3 Bend Test: Bend specimens taken from material shall be capable of withstanding, without cracking,
the bend test specified in AMS-QQ-A-250. The values for bend factor N are given in Table III.
TABLE III. Bend Test Factor "N"

Tempers
Thickness
T4
of Material
O T3 and T361
T42
Inch
0.008 thru 0.009 0 4 4 -
0.010 thru 0.032 0 4 4 4
0.033 thru 0.040 1 4 4 4
0.041 thru 0.062 1 5 5 4
0.063 thru 0.128 2 5 5 6
0.129 thru 0.187 2 8 8 6
0.188 thru 0.249 2 8 8 8
0.250 thru 0.499 2 - 10 -
3.3 Cladding Thickness:
3.3.1 Thickness of Cladding Plates: The aluminum alloy plates that are bonded to the two sides of the
aluminum alloy (2024) ingot or slab, to form a composite that is to be rolled, shall each have a
thickness as specified in Table IV.
TABLE IV. Cladding Thickness

Thickness of Nominal cladding Average thickness per side
finished plate thickness of cladding on finished
or sheet per side, plate or sheet,
percent of minimum
composite Percent of plate or
thickness sheet thickness
Inches
Under 0.063 5 4
0.063 and over 2-1/2 2
3.3.2 Thickness of Cladding: If question arises concerning the thickness of cladding of the finished sheet
or plate, samples examined in accordance with AMS-QQ-A-250 shall show an averge thickness of
cladding on each side, not less than that specified in Table IV.
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3.4 Internal Defects:
When specified (See 6.2), plate shall be ultrasonically inspected (See AMS-QQ-A-250). Acceptance
limits shall be as specified in Table V.
TABLE V. Ultrasonic Discontinuity Acceptance Limits 1/

Maximum Weight
Thickness per Piece
Inches Pounds Discontinuity Class 2/
0.500 thru 1.499 2,000 B
1.500 thru 3.000 2,000 A
3.001 thru 4.000 2,000 B
1/ Discontinuities in excess of those listed in Table V may be allowed, subject to

approval of the procuring activity, if it is established that they will be removed by
machining or that they are in noncritical areas.
2/ The discontinuity class limits are defined in MIL-I-8950.
3.5 Marking:
In addition to the marking required in FED-STD-184, plate and sheet in the T3, T4, T81, T351, T361,
T851, and T861 tempers shall be identified by a lot number marked in at least one location on each
piece (See 6.4).
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:
See AMS-QQ-A-250 and the following:
4.1 Heat Treatment:
4.1.1 Aging Period Before Testing: Specimens in the T3, T4, T42, T351, and T361 tempers will not be
required to be tested within 4 days after completion of the heat treatment. If the manufacturer so
elects, samples may be tested after less than 4 days aging; but if they fail to show the specified
properties, the test samples shall be discarded and additional samples shall be tested after 4 days’
aging.
4.2 Mechanical Tests After Heat Treatment:
4.2.1 Number of Tests After Heat Treatment: From material in the annealed (O) and as-fabricated (F)
tempers, an additional number of specimens equal to those required by AMS-QQ-A-250 shall be
taken and tested after solution heat-treatment to determine compliance with 3.2.2.
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5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:
See AMS-QQ-A-250.
6. NOTES:
6.1 Intended Use:
Alclad 2024 plates and sheets are used where high strength with good resistance to corrosion are
required. Formability is better than for Alclad 7075-T6 but strength is not quite so high. Elevated
temperature properties are somewhat superior to those of 7075.
6.2 Ordering Data:
Purchasers should select the preferred options permitted herein and include the following
information in procurement documents:
Title, number, and date of this specification.

Form and temper required (See 1.2.1).
Dimensions required.
Requirements for sizes not specifically covered (See AMS-QQ-A-250).
Whether ultrasonic inspection of plate is required (See 3.4).
Selection of applicable levels of preservation, packaging, and packing required if other than Level C
(See AMS-QQ-A-250).
6.3 Temper:
Tempers T351 and T851 are available in plate only.
6.4 Changes authorized by QQ-A-200/5F, Amendment 2, have been incorporated into 1.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.5,
4.1.1, Table 1 and Table 2.
6.5 Product produced and marked to the requirements of AMS-QQ-A-250/5 also meets the requirements
of QQ-A-250/5F, Amendment 2. Product produced and marked to the requirements of
QQ-A-250/5F, Amendment 2 also meets the requirements of AMS-QQ-A-250/5.
6.6 The properties listed in 3.2.1 are exactly the same as were in QQ-A-250/5, Revision F,
Amendment 2. These properties have not been substantiated in accordance with the AMS Manual
for Preparation of Aerospace Specifications.
6.7 The change bar ( l ) located in the left margin is for the convenience of the user in locating areas
where technical revisions, not editorial changes, have been made to the previous issue of this
specification. An (R) symbol to the left of the document title indicates a complete revision of the
specification.
PREPARED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AMS COMMITTEE "D"
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1. SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION:

3.1 Chemical Composition:

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TABLE I. Chemical Composition 1/

3.2 Mechanical Properties:

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TABLE II. Mechanical Properties (See 6.6)

All 0.021 thru 0.062 57.0 34.0 0.0056 15

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TABLE II. Mechanical Properties (See 6.6) (Continued)

All 0.500 4/ 70.0 64.0 0.0081 4

1/ Not required for material 1/2 inch or less in width.

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TABLE III. Bend Test Factor "N"

3.3 Cladding Thickness:

TABLE IV. Cladding Thickness

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3.4 Internal Defects:

TABLE V. Ultrasonic Discontinuity Acceptance Limits 1/

1/ Discontinuities in excess of those listed in Table V may be allowed, subject to

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

See AMS-QQ-A-250 and the following:

4.1 Heat Treatment:

4.2 Mechanical Tests After Heat Treatment:

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5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

6.1 Intended Use:

6.2 Ordering Data:

Title, number, and date of this specification.

Tempers T351 and T851 are available in plate only.

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