Aircraft Aluminum
Aircraft-grade aluminum sheets, tubes, strips, coils, bars, extrusions, and mil-spec alloys for aerospace manufacturing and MRO — supplied by Jaco Aerospace since 1971.
Aluminum is one of the most common metals used in the construction of aircraft parts. One of the most common metals on Earth, aluminum's strength, light weight, and corrosion resistance make it ideal for numerous aerospace applications. Fuselage skins, fuel tanks, engine turbines, cockpit instrumentation, doors, and seat frames are a few of the aluminum parts you'll find on modern aircraft.
Aluminum's been used in the construction of aircraft since the earliest days of aviation. And we do mean early. During the 19th century, Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin used aluminum for the frames of his "rigid airships." And the plane the Wright Brothers flew during their historic first flight in 1903 used aluminum engine components. Today, aluminum parts can be found in aircraft of all kinds, from gliders and prop planes to fighter jets and spacecraft.
Aircraft Aluminum Alloys Used By the Aerospace Industry
Most of the aluminum used in aircraft manufacturing are alloys, aluminum mixed with other materials. Alloying materials include copper, manganese, magnesium, silicon, zinc, and chromium. These elements are added to make the aluminum stronger and more resistant to heat and corrosion. Some of the aluminum alloys used in the aerospace industry include:
2024
The most widely used aluminum alloy for aircraft with excellent fatigue resistance and high tensile strength. 2024 is used for a plane's fuselage and wings.
3003
One of the most widely used aluminum alloys because of its great strength and great workability.
5052
Has excellent corrosion resistance (especially to saltwater) and is commonly used to make fuel tanks. It's highly ductile and can be easily formed into a variety of shapes.
6061
Corrosion-resistant, very light, and fairly strong, making it ideal for fuselage and wings.
7050
More resistant to fractures than other alloys and is commonly used in military aircraft.
7075
Another alloy commonly used in aircraft construction; it has excellent fatigue resistance and can be machined easily.
Jaco Aerospace Aircraft Grade Aluminum
Jaco Aerospace has been supplying aircraft-grade aluminum and other aircraft metals to aircraft manufacturers as well as aircraft maintenance and repair facilities since 1971. Our aircraft-grade aluminum is available in a wide variety of shapes, depending on your needs, including aluminum sheets, aluminum tubes, aluminum strips, aluminum coils, and aluminum bars, to name a few. We're one of the industry's most trusted aviation supply companies, distributing only materials that meet the highest manufacturing standards, including official mil-spec supplies.
Grades & Specifications
Aluminum 1100
Aluminum 2011
Aluminum 2014
Aluminum 2017
Aluminum 2024
Aluminum 2219
Aluminum 3003
Aluminum 5052
Aluminum 5083
Aluminum 5086
Aluminum 5454
Aluminum 5456
Aluminum 6061
Aluminum 6062
Aluminum 6063
Aluminum 6082
Aluminum 6262
Aluminum 7050
Aluminum 7075
Aluminum Bar
Aluminum Coil
Aluminum Extrusions
Aluminum Flats
Aluminum Forgings
Aluminum Hex Bar
Aluminum Pipe
Aluminum Plate
Aluminum Rolled Rings
Aluminum Round Bar
Aluminum Rounds
Aluminum Sheet
Aluminum Strip
Aluminum Tube
Aluminum AMS 4027
Aluminum AMS 4031
Aluminum AMS 4037
Aluminum AMS 4045
Aluminum AMS 4050
Aluminum AMS 4094
Aluminum AMS 4095
Aluminum AMS 4096
Aluminum AMS 4107
Aluminum AMS 4108
Aluminum AMS 4117
Aluminum AMS 4120
Aluminum AMS 4122
Aluminum AMS 4123
Aluminum AMS 4124
Aluminum AMS 4143
Aluminum AMS 4144
Aluminum AMS 4150
Aluminum AMS 4152
Aluminum AMS 4154
Aluminum AMS 4162
Aluminum AMS 4167
Aluminum AMS 4169
Aluminum AMS 4173
Aluminum AMS 4201
Aluminum AMS 4313
Aluminum AMS 4333
Aluminum AMS 4340
Aluminum AMS 4341
Aluminum AMS 4342
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-200/11
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-200/3
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-200/8
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-225/6
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-225/8
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-225/9
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-250/11
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-250/12
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-250/13
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-250/30
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-250/4
Aluminum AMS-QQ-A-250/5
Aluminum BMS 7-110
Aluminum BMS 7-323
Aluminum DMS 1719
Aluminum Extrusions GRU
Aluminum Extrusions VS
Aluminum Extrusions DHI
Aluminum Extrusions CDR
Aluminum Extrusions GD
Aluminum Extrusions Airbus
Aluminum Extrusions Beech
Aluminum Extrusions Cessna
Aluminum Extrusions Boeing
Aluminum Extrusions Dassault
Aluminum Extrusions Lockheed
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