Table 3.5.4.0: (b). Design Mechanical and Physical Properties of 5454 Aluminum Alloy Sheet, Plate, and Extrusion

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Specification	AMS-QQ-A-250/10							AMS-QQ-A-200/6
Form	Sheet and plate							Extrusion
Temper	O		H32		H34	H112		O	H111	H112
Thickness, in	0.020-3.000		0.020-2.000		0.020-1.000	0.250-0.499	0.500-3.000	<5.000^a	<5.000^a	<5.000^a
Basis	A	B	A	B	S	S	S	S	S	S
Mechanical Properties:
F_tu, ksi:
L	31	32	36	37	39	32	31	31	33	31
LT	31	32	36	37	39	32	31			31
F_ty, ksi:
L	12	13	26	27	29	18	12	12	19	12
LT	12	13	24	25	28	18	12			12
F_cy, ksi:
L	12	13	24	25	27	17	12	12		12
LT	12	13	26	27	29	18	12			12
F_su, ksi	19	20	21	22	23	20	19			19
F_bru, ksi:
(e/D = 1.5)	46	48	52	54	57	48	46			43
(e/D = 2.0)	62	64	72	74	78	64	62			56
F_bry, ksi:
(e/D = 1.5)	20	22	36	38	41	25	20			20
(e/D = 2.0)	24	26	44	46	49	31	24			24
e, percent (S-basis):	b		b		b		b
L						8		14	12	12
E, 10³ ksi	10.2
E_c, 10³ ksi	10.4
G, 10³ ksi	3.85
μ	0.33
Physical Properties:
ω, lb/in.³	0.097
C, Btu/(lb)(°F)	0.23 (at 212°F)
K, Btu/[(hr)(ft³)(°F)/ft]	78 (at 77°F)
α, 10^-6 in./in./°F	13.1 (68 to 212°F)

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