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AEROSPACE AMS4037™ REV. R

MATERIAL SPECIFICATION Issued 1940-06


Revised 2020-08

Superseding AMS4037Q

Aluminum Alloy, Sheet and Plate


4.4Cu - 1.5Mg - 0.60Mn (2024; -T3 Flat Sheet, -T351 Plate)
Solution Heat Treated
(Composition similar to UNS A92024)

RATIONALE

AMS4037R prohibits unauthorized exceptions (3.6), revises condition (3.2), reports (4.4.1), and identification (5.1.1), and
results from a Five-Year Review and update of this specification.

1. SCOPE

1.1 Form

This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of sheet and plate from 0.008 to 4.000 inches (0.20 to 101.60 mm)
in thickness, inclusive (see 8.5).

1.2 Application

These products have been used typically for formed structural parts of good strength. Plate is also suitable for structural
machined parts where warpage, during machining, due to residual stresses must be minimized, 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.

2.1 SAE Publications

Available from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, Tel: 877-606-7323 (inside USA
and Canada) or +1 724-776-4970 (outside USA), www.sae.org.

AMS2355 Quality Assurance, Sampling and Testing, Aluminum Alloys and Magnesium Alloy, Wrought Products
(Except Forging Stock), and Rolled, Forged, or Flash Welded Rings

AMS2772 Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Raw Materials

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ARP823 Minimizing Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Wrought Heat-Treatable Aluminum Alloy Products

ARP1917 Clarification of Terms Used in Aerospace Metals Specifications

2.2 ASTM Publications

Available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Tel:
610-832-9585, www.astm.org.

ASTM B660 Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

ASTM B666/B666M Identification of Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy Products

2.3 ANSI Accredited Publications

Copies of these documents are available online at http://webstore.ansi.org/.

ANSI H35.1/H35.1M Standard Alloy and Temper Designation System for Aluminum

ANSI H35.2 Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products

ANSI H35.2M Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products (Metric)

3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Composition shall conform to the percentages by weight shown in Table 1, determined in accordance with
AMS2355.

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

The product shall be supplied in the following condition:

3.2.1 Sheet

Solution heat treated in accordance with AMS2772 and cold worked to the T3 temper (refer to ANSI H35.1/H35.1M).

3.2.2 Plate

Solution heat treated in accordance with AMS2772 and stretched to produce a nominal permanent set of 2% but not less
than 1-1/2% nor more than 3% to the T351 temper (refer to ANSI H35.1/H35.1M).

3.2.2.1 Plate shall receive no further straightening operations after stretching.

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