How to select aluminum alloys for Aircraft and Aerospace ...
Alloy 7075-T6 has been the workhorse complemented in specialized applications by 2014-T6 2024 in both naturally and artificially aged tempers 7079-T6 and 7178-T6. In one large Navy carrier aircraft 2020-T651 plate is used for wing and tail surfaces to obtain the advantages of its low density and high modulus of elasticity (11.4 million psi).
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