Properties
Mechanical
Property Value Unit
Tensile yield strength 365.0 MPa
Ultimate tensile strength 428.0 MPa
Elongation 5.3 %
Reduction in area 9.6 %
Brinell hardness 136.0 HBW 2.5/62.5
Composition
Property Value Unit
Copper mass fraction 2.5 %
Magnesium mass fraction 1.6 %
Iron mass fraction 1.1 %
Nickel mass fraction 1.1 %
Silicon mass fraction 0.23 %
Titanium mass fraction 0.05 %
Units
Condition
Condition
EN AW-2618A forged cylindrical blank in the initial T61 state
Temper
T61 (article identifies this as a slightly underaged state)
Heat treatment
solution anneal 530 degC for 8 h; quench in boiling water; age 195 degC for 28 h; air cool to ambient
Product form
forged cylindrical blank; semi-finished stock for radial compressor wheels
Thickness / diameter range
blank dimensions not stated; sampled blocks 16 x 16 x 100 mm from section 3
Test direction
axial fatigue sampling region; tensile specimen direction is shown but not textually designated L/LT/ST
Processing route
wrought forged cylindrical blank; block extraction and condition-specific heat treatment as stated
Temperature range
20 ... 25 degC
Notes
Exact EN AW-2618A forged stock and full T61 schedule. Table 3 tensile values are experimental results reproduced from the authors' CC BY prior study [32]; the 136 HBW value is measured for the current batch. Not an EN minimum or a general forging allowable.
Standards

No material standards linked.

Record status
Category
Metal
Unit system
Common SI