Aluminum alloy sheet is widely used in tank truck, shipbuilding, aircraft manufacturing and body in white. The typical ones are 5059, 5182, 5083, 2024,etc. These are high-end applications of aluminum sheets, which has high requirements on the quality. Learn more.

1. The High-end Application of Aluminum Alloy
Abstract:
5059 Aluminum Tanker Plate
Aluminum 5059 for Fuel Tank and Semi Truck
Aluminum 5059 is a 5xxx aluminum tanker plate, which has high strength,
high plasticity and corrosion resistance, good weldability, and low crack
tendency. With its own unique advantages, it is widely used in special tank
cars for dangerous goods such as petrochemicals.
The wide application of aluminum alloys like 5059 aluminum sheet in
commercial vehicles, especially in oil tankers, has accelerated the pace of
commercial vehicles in Europe and North America. Except for the vehicle for a
few special chemicals, almost all tanks in Europe and the United States are
made of aluminum plate, with a market share of more than 90%.
The oil tankers is a common transportation vehicles. In order to prevent the
body from rusting, the choice of materials is more important. In order to ensure

2. the normal operation of the tanker body, the chosen material is necessary to
be of light weight, low density and strong corrosion resistance as far as
possible. 5059 aluminum plate for oil tankers is such a choice.
In addition to oil tankers, 5059 aluminum plate is also used to make different
types of semi trucks. An aluminum alloy semi-trailer is a trailer whose axle is
placed behind the center of gravity of the vehicle (when the vehicle is evenly
loaded) and is equipped with a coupling device that can transmit horizontal
and vertical forces to the tractor.
The use of 5059 aluminum plate
can effectively realize the overall
lightweight of the vehicle, which
improves the carrying
performance and improves the
transportation efficiency. At the
same time, a lighter tank body
contributes to improving fuel
economy and reducing
emissions.
What Is Aluminum 5059 Price
The 5xxx aluminum alloy has relatively good corrosion resistance and tensile
strength, and becomes an ideal choice of raw materials for tankers and ships.
Aluminum 5059, 5754, 5083, 5182 are the typical ones.
Of them, 5059 aluminum alloy has high strength, high plasticity and corrosion
resistance, good weldability, and low crack tendency. With its own unique
advantages, it is a main alumium plate for tankers, widely used in special tank
truck for dangerous goods such as petrochemicals.
5059 aluminum plate is with ow density, only 2.66 g/cm3
,high tensile strength,
higher strength than some low-carbon mild steel, and has strong resistance to

3. seawater and marine climate corrosion. So it is also widely used in marine
engineering, small ships, yachts, fish boat, cruise ships, etc.
The different applications of aluminum 5059 in tankers and ships have different
requirements for the specifications. The common thickness of 5059 aluminum
for ship is 6/8/10/12/16/18mm. The width is 1500/1600mm and the length is
2000mm. For the tankers, the thickness range is 1.0-500 mm.
The aluminum 5059 price is made up of aluminum ingot fee and processing
cost. For the end customer, the freight also affect the price. In addition to the
transportation distance, the freight cost always will increase in the end of the
year.
Since there are less 5059 aluminum sheet manufacturers than other 5xxx
aluminum alloys, its price is also slightly more expensive. Haomei Aluminum
can provide complete sizes of aluminum 5059 sheet and coil.
51582 Auto Aluminum
51582 Auto Aluminum for Car Body
Lightweight is an important direction for the development of the automobile
manufacturing industry. The way to achieve automobile lightweighting is to use
lightweight materials, optimize structures, and improve processes. Auto

4. aluminum has become a key raw material for reducing the weight of
automobile bodies.
Because of proper strength and good formability, 5182 aluminum alloy has
been used to replace steel, which is mainly used in the stamping parts of the
four doors, hood panel and trunk lid. They are all easily damaged parts of the
car body.
These parts are made of aluminum alloy, which can reduce the weight of the
car, improve the power of the car, reduce fuel consumption, and reduce air
pollution while ensuring the strength and safety performance of the car.
Experiments have proved that if the weight of a car is reduced by half, the fuel
consumption will also be reduced by nearly half.
The 5182 aluminum alloy features light weight, good corrosion resistance,
excellent weldability, good cold workability, good tensile properties, and
medium strength. The common tempers are H12, H14, H16, H18, H19, H22,
H24, H26, etc. The common thickness is 0.15-600mm. The length is
500-16000 mm.
5182 Aluminum Sheet for Body in White
The aluminum car body,also called body in white, mainly includes four car
doors, hood and trunk lid , all of which can be made of 5182 aluminum sheet.
Car door: In automobile lightweight technology, the lightweight of automobile
door is an indispensable part. The existence of automobile door is not only for
the need of decoration and beauty, but also for the safety of passengers. There
are 5182 aluminum plates and 6016 aluminum plates for car doors.
Car hood: Under the hood are all important components of a car, including the
engine, circuit, oil circuit, brake system and transmission system, which are
very important to the vehicle. By improving the strength and structure of the
hood, adverse effects such as impact, corrosion, rain, and electrical

5. interference can be fully prevented, and the normal operation of the vehicle
can be fully protected. There are 6111 aluminum plates, 6016 aluminum plates,
and 5182 aluminum sheets for hood.
Trunk lid: It consists of a car rear body frame, a spare tire cover located in the
middle of the rear body frame and a top trunk cover. The trunk lid is an
important part of the automobile's light weight as the automobile opening and
closing module. 5083 aluminum plate and 5182 aluminum alloy can be used.
5182 Aluminum Alloy for Car Body
Aluminum plate is a popular material for the lightweight car due to its low
density and high strength. Aluminum body panels usually choose 5xxx and
6xxx aluminum. 5182
aluminum alloy belongs
to the AL-Mg alloy,
which has been
successfully applied to
automobile doors,
automobile hoods, front
and rear fenders and
other parts with good
stamping effect.
5182 aluminum sheet is a typical anti-rust aluminum with good corrosion
resistance. It is of excellent welding performance, which is suitable for gas
welding, argon arc welding, spot welding and seam welding. In addition, it is of
good stamping performance, high tensile strength and yield strength. It is also
of high plasticity and good forming performance.
5182 aluminum for car fender: 5182 aluminum plate fully meet the
requirements of fenders, with good corrosion resistance, excellent processing
performance and welding performance, stable mechanical properties.

6. 5182 aluminum for automobile hood: while the automobile hood reduces
engine noise, it can also isolate the heat generated by the engine when it is
working, which effectively protects the paint on the surface of the hood and
peripheral pipeline accessories.
5182 aluminum sheet for car door: 5182 aluminum plate has stable
performance and good stamping effect. After stamping, there is no cracking
phenomenon. The car door made by it is impact-resistant, which can protects
the safety of personnel well.
2xxx Aircraft Aluminum
The derivatization of 2024 aviation aluminum alloy is to improve the plasticity,
toughness and strength of the alloy while keeping the main alloy elements
substantially unchanged. By reducing the Fe and Si impurity content in 2024
alloy, new alloys such as 2124, 2224, and 2524 have been developed one
after another.
In the 1970s, on the basis of the traditional 2024 alloy, the 2124 alloy with high
purity, high strength and high toughness was developed by reducing the
content of impurities such as Fe and Si. It is the main structure of military
aircraft such as western fighters F-14, F-15, F-16, A6, A8, Mirage 2000, and
civil aircraft such as Boeing 737, Boeing 747, and Airbus A320。
2124 alloy is generally used in the temper of T851, which has good

7. high-temperature fracture toughness and good strength durability at
temperatures as high as 177 ℃. There are 99 pieces of 2124-T851 thick plate
used on F-16, and the weight is about Is 1 ton. At present, the 2124 is still
widely used in the main structural parts of the US fourth-generation fighters
F-22 and F-35, and has broad application prospects in future military and
civilian aircraft.
The 2224 alloy, which was successfully developed in 1978, was further purified
by adjusting the alloy composition on the basis of the 2024 alloy. 2224 alloy is
mainly used to produce extruded parts in the state of T3511, and has been
used to manufacture structural parts of Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft.
The 2524-T3 alloy was used on the F-35 fighter that was developed in 1995
and first flew in 2000. 2524 aluminum alloy is a high-purity aluminum alloy. Its
Fe and Si impurity content is significantly reduced compared to 2024, the Cr
content is also significantly reduced, the Cu content range is reduced.
Its Mg and Mn content has been adjusted to ensure the strength and other
properties equivalent to those of 2024 T3 aluminum while its fatigue strength is

8. increased by 10%, the fracture toughness is increased by 20%, and the fatigue
crack growth rate of the material is specified in the AMS standard for the first
time, making the alloy a real damage tolerance alloy.
Development of 2XXX Aircraft Aluminum Sheets
There are at least dozens of wrought aluminum alloys used in aircraft, mainly
Al-Cu and Al-Zn alloys. Al-Cu alloy,that is 2xxx aluminum, is of medium-high
strength, high fatigue and high corrosion resistance, inluding 2024, 2124,
2224,2324, 2524 and so on.
Al-Zn alloy, that is 7xxx aluminum, is of high-strength and high fatigue
resistance, including 7050, 7055, 7075 and so on. The corrosion resistance of
7xxx alloy is not as good as that of 2xxx alloy, especially the stress corrosion
resistance, so 7xxx aluminum needs a special heat treatment process to
improve the corrosion resistance.
2xxx aluminum alloys are mainly used in aerospace. For example, 2024 is
mainly used for propeller structures and aircraft fuselage; 2124 is mainly used

9. for aircraft appearance and wings; 2224 aluminum is mainly used for aircraft
structures; 2524 is mainly used for aircraft appearances.
2024 T3 aluminum was developed earlier. In order to give full play to the
potential of the alloy, the research on the heat treatment process at the
tempers of T361, T81 and T861 has been carried out.
The derivatization of 2024 alloy is to improve the plasticity, toughness and
strength of the alloy while keeping the main alloy elements substantially
unchanged. By reducing the Fe and Si impurity content in 2024 alloy, new
alloys such as 2124, 2224, and 2524 have been developed one after another.
In the 1970s, on the basis of the traditional 2024 alloy, the 2124 alloy with high
purity, high strength and high toughness was developed by reducing the
content of impurities such as Fe and Si.
2xxx Aluminium Aircraft Grade
2xxx aluminum is with copper as the main alloy element. It includes It includes
Al-Cu-Mg alloy, Al-Cu-Mg-Fe-Ni alloy and Al-Cu-Mn alloy. All of these alloys
can be heat treated. It features high strength, including 2A06, 2A10, 2A12,
2A16, 2014, 2017, 2024, 2124, 2224, 2524 and other alloy grades.
2xxx aluminum plate is of high hardness, which is mainly used in aerospace
and other fields. For example: aluminum 2024 is mainly used for propeller
structures and aircraft fuselage; 2124 aluminum is mainly used for aircraft
appearance and wings;2224 is mainly used for aircraft structures; 2524 is
mainly used for aircraft appearances.

10. The tensile strength of 2××× aluminum alloy is 400~500 MPa, which is lower
than the room temperature strength of 7××× aluminum alloy, but its heat
resistance, fatigue resistance, especially fatigue crack growth resistance are
all higher than 7xxx aluminum.
Among the 2xxx aluminum alloy, the 2024 alloy invented in 1939 is the more
commonly used one. 2024 alloy has brought great changes to the structure
and performance of aircraft, and also laid the foundation for the development
of 2xxx aluminum aircraft grade.
The main alloy element of 2024 aluminum alloy are Cu, Mg, Mn, and Fe and Si
are the main impurities. 2024 T3 Aluminum is a common temper, which high
plasticity, fatigue resistance, fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth
resistance, but its corrosion resistance is poor.
2024 aluminum plate mainly used on fuselages, wings, shear ribs and webs,
and other structural parts that require high strength. Artificial aging can be
used to improve the corrosion resistance, heat resistance and yield strength of
2024 alloy, but the plasticity and fatigue fracture resistance will decrease, and

11. the fatigue crack growth rate will also increase.
5xxx Marine Grade Aluminium Sheet
The raw material of ships was originally mainly steel. With the advancement of
technology and the lightweight requirements, marine grade aluminium sheet is
gradually used in the hull parts of yachts and ships, and the level of
all-aluminization has gradually increased. The main parts like hull, deck, piston,
pump, etc., can all be made of aluminum alloy.
According to different manufacturing processes, marine aluminum plates can
be divided into deformed aluminum plates and cast aluminum plates. Because
marine aluminum plates have special requirements for strength, corrosion
resistance, and weldability, Al-Mg alloys, Al-Mg-Si and Al-Zn-Mg alloys are
often used.
The 6xxx aluminum alloy always has intergranular corrosion in seawater, so it
is often used for super structure of the ships. The 7xxx aluminum has the
disadvantage of poor corrosion resistance, so the range of use is limited. 5xxx
aluminum is the most widely used. 5083, 5086 and 5456 are the three main

12. 5xxx aluminum alloys.
Marine grade aluminum 5083 can be regarded as the typical alloy of 5xxx
aluminum. The common tempers are O, H111, H112, H116, H321, etc. It has
medium strength,
good corrosion
resistance, good
formability, and
high fatigue
resistance., which
is generally used
as the main
structure of the
hull.
Other 5xxx aluminum alloys such as 5052, 5086, 5454, 5456, etc., are also
mostly used in hull structures, pressure vessels, pipelines, decks. Generally
speaking, the thickness of the marine aluminum sheets is determined by the
hull structure, ship specifications and parts of use, etc. From the perspective of
hull lightweight, thin plates are generally used as much as possible, but the
depth of corrosion of the aluminum plates during the use time should also be
considered.
The price is the most concerned by users during the purchasing process. But
the marine grade aluminum sheet price is not constant, which is affected by
specification, order amount, aluminum ingot price, processing cost and freight.
5083 Marine Aluminum Sheet
The ship’s side and bottom shells require high corrosion resistance. Generally,
5083H116 aluminum plate or 5083H321 high-magnesium alloy is often used
for production. 5083-H116 aluminum sheet is commonly used in the field of
transportation, like automobile fuel tanks, aircraft fuel tanks, etc. It can also be

13. used as a marine aluminum plate.
Aluminum 5083 H116 is of low density, high tensile strength and high
elongation. In the same area, the weight of aluminum-magnesium alloy is
lower than other alloys. In addition, the magnesium alloy in the 5083-H116
aluminum plate has high strength, and the heat-treated alloy has good
workability, corrosion resistance and welding performance.
Aluminium 5083 h321 refers to a processing method in which 5083 aluminum
sheet is hardened and subjected to low temperature heat treatment, or directly
heated during processing, so as to obtain stable mechanical properties. The
mechanical properties of 5083 h321 are shown in its tensile strength (250℃
MPa) of 275-350, yield strength of 210, hardness of 65 and elongation of 16.
It it is not difficult to find that the 5083 h321 aluminum plate has high strength,
excellent welding performance and other significant 5083 h321 properties.
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Marine Grade Aluminium 5083 to South Asia
Aluminium 5083 h321 refers to a processing method in which marine grade
aluminium 5083 is hardened and subjected to low temperature heat treatment,

14. or is directly heated during processing, so as to obtain stable mechanical
properties.
H321 aluminum plate has high strength, excellent welding performance and
other remarkable 5083 h321 attributes. It is worth mentioning that 5083-h321
aluminum has better corrosion resistance than the 5052 aluminium sheet.
Therefore, 5083-h321 aluminum plate is a special material for marine
aluminum plate, which can be widely used in the deck of yachts, grain ships,
fishing boats, work boats, sand ships and other ships, as well as components
such as engine pedestals, ship sides, and bottom outer plates.
At the beginning of this year, a Philippine customer leave customer on our
website, inquiring aluminium 5083 h321 for ship building. The thickness is
thickness 3/4/5/6/8/10/12/16/20mm, etc. The width of 5083-h321 aluminum
plates is mostly 1500mm, and a small part is of 2200mm width. Most of the
aluminum plates are of 6m length and the rest is of 9m length. Finally, this
customer chose us due to superior quality and considerate service.
As a 5083 aluminum supplier, Haomei Aluminum can provide it with rich
tempers such as H116, H111, H321, etc. The thickness is mostly 4-12mm, and
the commonly used length and width are 2000*6000mm, 1500*6000mm,

15. 2000*8000mm, etc. The commonly used gauge for 5083-h321 aluminum plate
is (3-20)*1500*6000mm (T*W*L).