Original Posted By: Earl Myers
(MDT)I dont think it's the strength they are after asmuch as the hardness.2024is a harder aluminum than the 5052 and willbe far more resistant todenting. You know, the dents that occur when theline boy drops the fuelnozzle on your boot cowl. On the Christavia,however, I'm pretty sure thatthey spec 0.025 6061 for that area. I'lldouble check tonight for you.You should find that this is similar in price to2024.Is it still possible to get the designer'sopinion or is this an orphanneddesign.Ken.On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, oil can wrote: I need to cover the upper cowling of mysuper ace in aluminium sheet. This is the area foreward of the cockpit,and behind the firewall, just under the wing. It is not a stressedpart...mostly just keeps the wind out. What I wonder is, can I substitute.025 5052 ( 1/2 the strength by my a/c spruce catalog) for .025 2024 ? Would I be able to, if I were to gowith .032 5052 ? I can get the 5052 locally for about 60.00,where the 2024 from my same local source requires a full 4 by 12 ftsheet at around 180.00 . Bob________________________________________________________________________________