Properties and applications of each type of aluminum metal sheet

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1000 series

1050 aluminum metal sheet: extruded coils for food, chemical and brewing industries, various hoses, fireworks powder
1060 aluminum plate: required for high corrosion resistance and formability, but not high requirements for strength, chemical equipment is its typical use
1100 aluminum plate: used for processing parts that need good formability and high corrosion resistance but do not require high strength, such as chemical products, food industry devices and storage containers, sheet processing parts, deep-drawn or spun concave vessels, welded parts, heat exchangers, printing plates, nameplates, reflective appliances
1145 aluminum sheet: packaging and thermal insulation foil, heat exchangers
1199 aluminum sheet: electrolytic capacitor foil, optical reflective deposition film
1350 aluminum sheet: wire, conductive strand, busbar, transformer strip

2000 series

2011 aluminum plate: screws and machined products requiring good cutting performance
2014 aluminum plate: applications requiring high strength and hardness (including high temperature) Aircraft heavy, forgings, thick plates and extrusion materials, wheels and structural components, multi-stage rocket leaning forward fuel tank and spacecraft parts, truck frame and suspension system parts
2017 aluminum plate: is the first 2XXX series alloy to obtain industrial application, the application range is narrow, mainly for rivets, general machinery parts, structure and transport structural parts, propellers and accessories
2024 aluminum plate: aircraft structures, rivets, missile components, truck wheels, propeller components and other various structural parts
2036 aluminum plate: auto body sheet metal parts
2048 aluminum plate: aerospace structural parts and structural parts of weapons
2124 aluminum plate: aerospace structural parts
2218 aluminum plate: aircraft engine and diesel engine piston, aircraft engine cylinder head, jet engine impeller and compressor ring
2219 aluminum plate:space rocket welding oxidizer tank, supersonic aircraft skin and structural parts, working temperature of -270 ~ 300 degrees Celsius. Good weldability, high fracture toughness, T8 state has a high resistance to stress corrosion cracking ability
2319 aluminum plate: welding rod and filler solder for pulling 2219 alloy
2618 aluminum plate: die forging and free forging parts. Piston and aero-engine parts
2A01 aluminum sheet: structural rivets with working temperature less than or equal to 100 degrees Celsius
2A02 aluminum plate: working temperature 200 ~ 300 degrees Celsius of the axial pressure engine blade of the turbojet engine
2A06 aluminum plate: working temperature of 150 ~ 250 degrees Celsius aircraft structure and working temperature of 125 ~ 250 degrees Celsius aircraft structure rivets
2A10 aluminum sheet: higher strength than 2A01 alloy, used to manufacture aircraft structure rivets with working temperature less than or equal to 100 degrees Celsius
2A11 aluminum sheet: medium strength structural parts of aircraft, propeller blades, transportation tools and construction structural parts. Medium-strength bolts and rivets for aircraft
2A12 aluminum sheet: aircraft skins, spacers, wing ribs, wing beams, rivets, etc., construction and transportation structural parts
2A14 aluminum sheet: free forgings and drop-forged parts with complex shapes
2A16 aluminum plate: working temperature 250 ~ 300 degrees Celsius spacecraft parts, working at room temperature and high temperature welding containers and airtight cockpit
2A17 aluminum plate: working temperature 225 ~ 250 degrees Celsius aircraft parts
2A50 aluminum plate: complex shape of medium strength parts
2A60 aluminum plate: aircraft engine compressor wheel, air guide wheel, fan, impeller, etc.
2A70 aluminum plate: aircraft skin, aircraft engine piston, wind turbine, **, etc.
2A80 aluminum plate: aircraft engine compressor blades, impellers, pistons, rising rings and other parts with high working temperature
2A90 aluminum plate: piston of aircraft engine

3000 series

3003 aluminum plate: used for processing parts that require good forming properties, high corrosion resistance, good weldability, or require both these properties and need to have a higher strength than the 1XXX series of alloy work, such as kitchenware, food and chemical products handling and storage devices, tanks, tanks for transporting liquid products, various pressure vessels and pipelines processed in thin plate
3004 aluminum sheet: all aluminum cans, parts requiring higher strength than 3003 alloy, chemical production and storage devices, sheet processing parts, construction processing parts, construction tools, various lamp parts
3105 aluminum plate: room partitions, stalls, movable house panels, gutters and downspouts, sheet metal fabrications, bottle caps, corks, etc.
3A21 aluminum plate: aircraft fuel tanks, oil ducts, rivet wire, etc.; construction materials and food and other industrial equipment, etc.

5000 series

5005 aluminum sheet: similar to 3003 alloy, with medium strength and good corrosion resistance. Used as conductors, cookware, instrument panels, shells and architectural decorative parts. The anodic oxide film is brighter than that on 3003 alloy and harmonizes with the tone of 6063 alloy.
5050 aluminum plate: thin plate can be used as the lining plate of refrigeration machine and refrigerator, automobile gas pipe, oil pipe and agricultural irrigation pipe; also can be processed thick plate, tube, bar, shaped material and wire, etc.
5052 aluminum plate: This alloy has good forming and processing properties, corrosion resistance, candleability, fatigue strength and medium static strength, used in the manufacture of aircraft fuel tanks, fuel pipes, as well as transportation vehicles, ship's sheet metal parts, instruments, street lamp bracket and rivets, hardware products, etc.
5056 aluminum plate: magnesium alloy and cable sheathing rivets, zippers, nails, etc.; aluminum-clad wire is widely used for processing agricultural insect trap covers, and other occasions requiring high corrosion resistance
5083 aluminum sheet: used for applications requiring high corrosion resistance, good weldability and medium strength, such as naval, automotive and aircraft plate weldments; pressure vessels requiring strict fire protection, refrigeration devices, television towers, drilling equipment, transportation equipment, missile components, armor, etc.
5086 aluminum plate: used for applications requiring high corrosion resistance, good weldability and medium strength, such as ships, automobiles, aircraft, cryogenic equipment, TV towers, drilling equipment, transportation equipment, missile parts and decks, etc.
5154 aluminum plate: welded structures, tanks, pressure vessels, ship structures and offshore facilities, transportation tanks
5182 aluminum sheet: thin sheet used for processing can lids, auto body panels, steering wheel, reinforcement parts, brackets and other parts
5252 aluminum sheet: used for manufacturing decorative parts with high strength, such as decorative parts of automobiles. After anodizing, it has bright and transparent oxide film.
5254 aluminum sheet: containers for hydrogen peroxide and other chemical products
5356 aluminum plate: welding magnesium content greater than 3% of aluminum - magnesium alloy welding rod and wire
5454 aluminium plates: welded structures, pressure vessels, pipelines for marine installations
5456 Aluminum plate: armor plate, high strength welded structures, tanks, pressure vessels, ship materials
5457 aluminum plate: polished and anodized decorative parts for automobiles and other equipment
5652 aluminum plate: storage containers for hydrogen peroxide and other chemical products
5657 aluminum sheet: polished and anodized decorative parts for automobiles and other equipment, but in any case it must be ensured that the material has a fine grain structure
5A02 aluminum sheet: aircraft fuel tanks and ducts, welding wire, rivets, structural parts for ships
5A03 aluminum sheet: medium strength welded structures, cold stamped parts, welded containers, welding wire, can be used as a substitute for 5A02 alloy
5A05 aluminum plate: welded structural parts, aircraft skin skeleton
5A06 aluminum plate: welded structural parts, cold forging parts, welded and drawn vessel stressed parts, aircraft skin skeleton parts
5A12 aluminum plate: welded structural parts, bulletproof deck

6000 series

6005 aluminum plate: extruded profiles and tubes, used for structural parts requiring stronger and higher than 6063 alloy, such as ladders, TV antennas, etc.
6009 aluminum sheet: auto body sheet
6010 aluminum sheet: thin sheet: auto body
6061 aluminum sheet: various industrial structural properties requiring certain strength, weldability and high corrosion resistance, such as tubes, bars, shapes and plates for manufacturing trucks, tower buildings, ships, trams, furniture, mechanical parts, precision machining, etc.
6063 aluminum sheet: construction profiles, irrigation tubes, and extruded materials for vehicles, pedestals, furniture, fences, etc.
6066 aluminum sheet: extruded material for forging and welding structures
6070 aluminum sheet: extrusions and tubes for heavy-duty welded structures and the automotive industry
6101 aluminum sheet: High-strength bars for buses, electrical conductors and heat dissipation equipment, etc.
6151 aluminum plate: used for die-forging crankshaft parts, machine parts and production of rolled rings, for both good malleability, high strength, and good corrosion resistance
6201 aluminum sheet: high strength guide** material and wire
6205 aluminum plate: thick plates, treads and high impact resistant extrusions
6262 aluminum plate: threaded, high stress parts requiring better corrosion resistance than 2011 and 2017 alloys
6463 aluminum sheet: construction and various appliance profiles, as well as automotive decorative parts with bright surface after anodic oxidation treatment
6A02 aluminum plate: aircraft engine parts, complex shape forgings and die forgings

7000 series

7005 aluminum plate: extruded material, used in the manufacture of both high strength and high fracture toughness of welded structures, such as transportation vehicle trusses, rods, containers; large heat exchangers, as well as after welding can not be solidified parts; can also be used in the manufacture of sports equipment such as tennis rackets and softball bats
7039 aluminum plate: frozen containers, cryogenic instruments and storage boxes, fire fighting pressure equipment, military equipment, armor plate, missile devices
7049 aluminum plate: used for forging the static strength of the same 7079-T6 alloy and requires a high resistance to stress corrosion cracking courage of the parts, such as aircraft and missile parts - landing gear hydraulic cylinder and extrusion. The fatigue performance of the parts is roughly equal to that of 7075-T6 alloy, while the toughness is slightly higher
7050 aluminum plate: aircraft structural parts with thick plate, extrusions, free forgings and die forgings. The manufacture of such parts on the alloy requirements are: resistance to spalling corrosion, stress corrosion cracking ability, fracture toughness and fatigue resistance are high
7072 aluminum plate: air conditioner foil and extra-thin strip; 2219, 3003, 3004, 5050, 5052, 5154, 6061, 7075, 7475, 7178 alloy plate and tube cladding
7075 aluminum sheet: used in the manufacture of aircraft structures and futures other high stress structural parts requiring high strength and corrosion resistance, mold manufacturing
7175 aluminum plate: used for forging aircraft with high structural strength. t736 material has good overall performance, i.e. high strength, resistance to spalling corrosion and stress corrosion cracking performance, fracture toughness, fatigue strength
7178 aluminum plate: for the manufacture of aerospace vehicles requiring high compressive yield strength of parts
7475 aluminum plate: fuselage with and without aluminum cladding plate, wing skeleton, trusses, etc. Other parts that require both high strength and high fracture toughness
7A04 aluminum plate: aircraft skin, screws, and force members such as beam truss, spacer, wing ribs, landing gear, etc.