Material's Mechanical Properties Handbook

bradyle

Hi,

I'm just wondering if anyone could recommend a reputable handbook or webpage that will list the mechanical properties of materials. I'm hoping mainly for aluminium alloys, I hope to use it in my research project so I kinda want it to be a good reputable source, I know matweb.com but I just don't know if it would be considered good enough

Thanks

ASM materials handbooks are the main ones tbh. But you can only get them in a library (legally)

matweb.com is a fairly good online data base.

Handbook of Aluminium by Totten and MacKenzie is also very good, but again, you can only get the full copy in a library. You can get partial copies online though.
It also depends on what series aluminium alloys you are doing, 1xxx to 2xxx, the toten macKenzie is good. 3xxx to 7xxx, the ASM, although realistically, you would want to be using both.

Darren1o1

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ASM materials handbooks are the main ones tbh. But you can only get them in a library (legally)
matweb.com is a fairly good online data base.

Seconded

breadmonkey

Could you obtain the mechanical properties from the manufacturer(s)/supplier(s)?

bradyle

Thanks!!

I wouldn't actually be making the thing, I need the properties for modeling of the design for FEA

breadmonkey

bradyle wrote: »

Thanks!!

I wouldn't actually be making the thing, I need the properties for modeling of the design for FEA

Yes but whoever actually sells this stuff will know the mechanical properties!

bradyle

I know but I've found with suppliers as soon as they learn you want the information for research rather than with the idea of purchasing they aren't too bothered with replying, not that I can really blame them, they're probably busy.

Guess I could just not mention it's for a project, I mean like in theory the satellite should get built eventually so wouldn't be a complete lie

breadmonkey

Yeah I know what you mean. You might find that they have brochures etc which may contain the information you're looking for.