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355.0-T6 Permanent mold casting: MIL-HDBK-5J Design Allowables

Material classAluminum
Alloy / temper / form355.0 / T6 / Permanent mold casting
SpecificationsAMS 4281
HandbookMIL-HDBK-5J, 31 January 2003, section 3.9.2.0, Table 3.9.2.0(b) (pdf page 499 of the chapter file)
Dimension bands1
Density0.098 lb/in3

Design Mechanical and Physical Properties (room temperature)

As printed in the handbook table. Bases: A and B are statistical minimums (99 % and 90 % probability at 95 % confidence), S the specification minimum. Grain directions: L longitudinal, LT long transverse, ST short transverse.

Dimension bandall
SpecificationAMS 4281
BasisS
Ftu, ksi27
Fty, ksi17
Fcy, ksi17
Fsu, ksi17
Fbru (e/D = 1.5), ksi46
Fbru (e/D = 2.0), ksi58
Fbry (e/D = 1.5), ksi27
Fbry (e/D = 2.0), ksi32
e, %0.4
E, Msi10.3
Ec, Msi10.3
G, Msi3.8
ν0.33
ρ, lb/in30.098

Effect of Temperature

The handbook maps no temperature-effect figure to this table.

Source and Use

U.S. Department of Defense (2003). Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures. MIL-HDBK-5J, 31 January 2003 (public domain). The values are the handbook's design allowables as extracted from the chapter tables; check the printed table before use in a certified analysis, and note that MIL-HDBK-5J was superseded by MMPDS, whose later editions may differ. No warranty is given.