I want to thank you again for your assistance. I have confirmed that all important properties are similar and that this material is the ACCEPTED material to use in place of 2017 (Dural) if you need to use tubing.
I had posted at another professional engineering forum and got answers to all...
I have another Oh Ho! matweb says "General 2024 characteristics and uses (from Alcoa): Good machinability and surface finish capabilities. A high strength material of adequate workability. Has largely superseded 2017 for structural applications."
So despite 2017 being the official replacement...
Oh Ho! makeitfrom.com/material-properties/2024-T3-Aluminum says it is 480 MPa ultimate and 320 MPa yield! The range of tensile strength for Dural is not very explicit (420-500 MPa) I do not know if that is a range for ultimate strength of various tempers or if it is meant to show the Yield at...
Thank you for the quick answer. I have been looking around for days, posted to two forums and you are the first person who has actually given me any good information whatsoever. At first look yes this may just be what I am looking for. 2017a is definitely supposed to be the correct "replacement"...
Hello,
I have an issue with trying to find a replacement for 35 x 31, 35 x 25, and 30 x 26 mm DURAL tubing.
I am working with this design: http://home.caiway.nl/~fnijhuis/zekitez/buggy/sb_buggy.html
If you look at the way the Down tube (tube AU4G 35x31 L=500 mm)attaches to the Central frame...