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Table 2 Material properties of the two aluminum alloys

From: Safety Assessment of Aircraft Fuel Tank Access Cover under the Impact Load by Tire Fragments

Material

Density

(kg/m3)

Young’s modulus

(GPa)

Poisson ratio

Yield stress

(MPa)

Failure strain

Aluminium alloy by machining

2700

72

0.33

276

0.35

Aluminium alloy by precision casting

2680

70

0.33

272

0.08