TESTS OF X2020-T6 ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

Abstract

Aluminum alloy X2020-T6 sheet 0.064 inch thick was tested at room temperature, 300, 400, and 500 F after 1/2, 10 and 100 hours and at room temperature after the several elevated temperature exposures to determine mechanical properties of design interest. The room temperature and elevated temperature properties found after 100 hours exposure to the various temperatures are tabulated to indicate the trends occasioned by temperature increases. Room temperature properties found after heating are also tabulated to indicate strength and ductility reductions occasioned by heating. Salt spray exposures of 250 hours were applied to material heated at 300, 400, and 500 F for 100 hours, and as a result no significant strength reductions resulted; however, the ductility was severely reduced by salt spray corrosion by 18 to 53% of the initial value. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1958
Accession Number
AD0292283

Entities

People

  • P.w. Bergstedt

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Corrosion
  • Ductility
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Reduction Of Area

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.