AEROSPACE AMS 4120R
MATERIAL Issued 1941-11
SPECIFICATION Revised
Reaffirmed
2002-09
2010-05
Superseding AMS 4120P
Aluminum Alloy, Rolled or Cold Finished Bars, Rods, and Wire
4.4Cu - 1.5Mg - 0.60Mn (2024)
Solution Heat Treated and Naturally Aged (T4)
Solution Heat Treated, Cold Worked, and Naturally Aged (T351)
(Composition similar to UNS A92024)
RATIONALE
This document has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE 5-year Review policy.
1. SCOPE:
1.1 Form:
This specification covers two tempers of aluminum alloy in the form of bars, rods, and wire.
1.2 Application:
These products have been used typically for parts requiring good strength and whose fabrication
does not involve welding, but usage is not limited to such applications.
1.2.1 Certain design and processing procedures may cause these products to become susceptible to
stress-corrosion cracking; ARP823 recommends practices to minimize such conditions.
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:
The issue of the following documents in effect on the date of the purchase order forms a part of this
specification to the extent specified herein. The supplier may work to a subsequent revision of a
document unless a specific document issue is specified. When the referenced document has been
cancelled and no superseding document has been specified, the last published issue of that document
shall apply.
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2.1 SAE Publications:
Available from SAE, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001 or www.sae.org.
AMS 2355 Quality Assurance Sampling and Testing, Aluminum Alloys and Magnesium Alloys,
Wrought Products, Except Forging Stock, and Rolled, Forged, or Flash Welded Rings
MAM 2355 Quality Assurance Sampling and Testing, Aluminum Alloys and Magnesium Alloys,
Wrought Products, Except Forging Stock, and Rolled, Forged, or Flash Welded Rings,
Metric (SI) Units
AMS 2772 Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Raw Materials
ARP823 Minimizing Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Wrought Heat-Treatable Aluminum Alloy
Products
AS1990 Aluminum Alloy Tempers
2.2 ASTM Publications:
Available from ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or www.astm.org.
ASTM B 660 Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B 666/666M Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
2.3 ANSI Publications:
Available from ANSI, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036-8002.
ANSI H35.2 Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products
ANSI H35.2M Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products (Metric)
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3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
3.1 Composition:
Shall conform to the percentages by weight shown in Table 1, determined in accordance with AMS
2355 or MAM 2355.
TABLE 1 - Composition
Element min max
Silicon -- 0.50
Iron -- 0.50
Copper 3.8 4.9
Manganese 0.30 0.9
Magnesium 1.2 1.8
Chromium -- 0.10
Zinc -- 0.25
Titanium -- 0.15
Other Elements, each -- 0.05
Other Elements, total -- 0.15
Aluminum remainder
3.2 Condition:
Shall be as follows:
3.2.1 -T4 Temper: Solution heat treated in accordance with AMS 2772 and naturally aged (See AS1990).
3.2.1.1 If -T4 is ordered, -T351 temper may be supplied (See AS1990).
3.2.1.2 -T351 Temper: Solution heat treated in accordance with AMS 2772, stress-relieved by stretching
to produce a nominal permanent set of 1.5% but not less than 1% nor more than 3%, and
naturally aged to the -T351 temper.
3.2.1.3 Bars and rods stress-relieved by stretching shall receive no further straightening operations after
stretching unless specifically authorized by purchaser.
3.3 Properties:
The product shall conform to the following requirements, determined on the mill produced size in
accordance with AMS 2355 or MAM 2355:
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3.3.1 Tensile Properties: Shall be as shown in Table 2.
TABLE 2A - Minimum Tensile Properties, Inch/Pound Units
Yield Elongation
Strength in
Tensile at 0.2% 2 Inches or
Nominal Thickness Strength Offset 4D
Temper Inches ksi ksi %
T4 Up to 0.499, incl 62.0 45.0 (3.3.1.1) 10
0.500 to 4.5001 62.0 42.0 (3.3.1.1) 10
4.501 to 6.5002 62.0 40.0 10
6.501 to 8.000, incl(2) 58.0 38.0 10
T351 (rod & bar) 0.375 to 6.500(1) 62.0 45.0 10
6.501 to 8.000, incl(2)3 62.0 45.0 9
1. Properties listed for this full size increment are applicable to bar and rod. Properties listed are only applicable for square,
rectangular, hexagonal or octagonal bar having a maximum thickness of 4.000 inches in nominal thickness and a maximum
cross-sectional area of 36 square inches.
2. Applicable to rod only.
3. Can not be substituted for T4 per paragraph 3.2.1.1 due to differences in elongation.
TABLE 2B - Minimum Tensile Properties, SI Units
Yield Elongation
Strength in
Tensile at 0.2% 50.8 mm or
Nominal Thickness Strength Offset 4D
Temper Millimeters MPa MPa %
T4 Up to 12.7, incl 427 310 (3.3.1.1) 10
Over 12.7 to 114.3, incl1 427 290 (3.3.1.1) 10
Over 114.3 to 165.1, incl2 427 276 10
Over 165.1 to 203.2, incl(2) 400 262 10
T351 (rod & bar) 9.5 to 165.1, incl(1) 427 310 10
Over 165.1 to 203.2, incl
(2)3 427 310 9
1. Properties listed for this full size increment are applicable to bar and rod. Properties listed are only applicable for square,
rectangular, hexagonal or octagonal bar having a maximum thickness of 101.6 mm in nominal thickness and a maximum
cross-sectional area of 232 square centimeters.
2. Applicable to rod only.
3. Can not be substituted for T4 per paragraph 3.2.1.1 due to differences in elongation.
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3.3.1.1 Minimum yield strength for 2024-T4 wire and rod, produced in coil form for both straight length
and coiled products, is 40.0 ksi (276 MPa).
3.4 Quality:
The product, as received by purchaser, shall be uniform in quality and condition, sound, and free
from foreign materials and from imperfections detrimental to usage of the product.
3.5 Tolerances:
Shall conform to all applicable requirements of ANSI H35.2 or ANSI H35.2M.
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:
4.1 Responsibility for Inspection:
The vendor of the product shall supply all samples for vendor's tests and shall be responsible for the
performance of all required tests. Purchaser reserves the right to sample and to perform any
confirmatory testing deemed necessary to ensure that the product conforms to the specified
requirements.
4.2 Classification of Tests:
4.2.1 Acceptance Tests: Composition (3.1), tensile properties (3.3.1), and tolerances (3.5) are
acceptance tests and, except for composition, shall be performed on each lot.
4.3 Sampling and Testing:
Shall be in accordance with AMS 2355 or MAM 2355.
4.4 Reports:
The vendor of the product shall furnish with each shipment a report stating that the product conforms
to the chemical composition and tolerances and showing the numerical results of tests for tensile
properties of each lot. This report shall include the purchase order number, lot number, temper
supplied, AMS 4120R, size, quantity, the identity of the producer, inspection lot number, and the size
of the mill product.
4.5 Resampling and Retesting:
Shall be in accordance with AMS 2355 or MAM 2355.
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5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:
5.1 Identification:
Shall be in accordance with AMS B 666/B 666M.
5.2 Packaging:
5.2.1 The product shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with ASTM B 660 and in compliance
with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to the handling, packaging, and transportation of
the product to ensure carrier acceptance and safe delivery.
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
A vendor shall mention this specification number and its revision letter in all quotations and when
acknowledging purchase orders.
7. REJECTIONS:
Product not conforming to this specification, or to modifications authorized by purchaser, will be
subject to rejection.
8. NOTES:
8.1 A change bar (|) located in the left margin is for the convenience of the user in locating areas where
technical revisions, not editorial changes, have been made to the previous issue of this specification.
An (R) symbol to the left of the document title indicates a complete revision of the specification,
including technical revisions. Change bars and (R) are not used in original publications, nor in
specifications that contain editorial changes only.
8.2 Dimensions and properties in inch/pound units are primary; dimensions and properties in SI units are
shown as the approximate equivalents of the primary units and are presented only for information.
8.3 Hardness should not be lower than 100HB/10/500 or 106HB/10/1000, determined in accordance
with ASTM E 10. Hardness has been used to verify that product have been properly processed, but
an out-of-specification hardness number is not always indicative of product with out-of-specification
tensile properties. Further analysis, including material composition verification, heat treat process
parameter review, and/or tensile property measurement on product with out-of-specification
hardness, may be necessary.
8.4 Terms used in AMS are clarified in ARP1917.
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8.5 Purchase documents should specify not less than the following:
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Form and size of product desired
Quantity of product desired.
8.6 Similar Specifications:
AMS-QQ-A-225/6, Temper T4 and Temper T351, is listed for information only and shall not be
construed as an acceptable alternate unless all requirements of this AMS are met.
8.7 Key Words:
AMS 4120R, Al Alloy, 2024-T4, 2024-T351
PREPARED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AMS COMMITTEE "D"
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