Aluminum
Aluminium 2017
2017 is a wrought aluminium alloy; the reviewed producer source concerns rod and bar.
Identity / state reference
What distinguishes this material
2017 and 2017A suffixes must not be silently exchanged; the source provides different O and T4/T451 rows.
- Designation in this reference
- 2017
- Forms covered by the sources
- Rod
- Bar
- States to distinguish or confirm
- O
- T4
- T451
- Temperature and exposure
- No general service-temperature limit or temperature-independent strength is established by this page. Check the temperature and duration for the specific source table and application.
Property evidence for a stated condition
No condition-specific numerical table is reproduced here
The linked sources establish the identity and the stated product/state scope. Obtain the row for your actual form, section, treatment and test conditions before adopting strength, hardness or a thermal limit.
Resolve these conditions next
- Does the drawing actually say 2017 or 2017A, and is the bar O, T4 or T451?
- Obtain the full material certificate, governing specification/edition, product dimensions and test direction before adopting a property value.
For machining, take the exact grade, supplied condition and measured hardness where applicable into the tool maker’s application data. A generic material-family speed is not a substitute for an operation and tool-specific recommendation.
Sources and what they establish
Reviewed 23 October 2026. A source’s publication date and the review date are different. The scope below identifies the fields checked.
Kaiser Aluminum — 2017 Rod and Bar
Rod and bar; O, T4 and T451; not a cross-standard equivalence certificate.
Kaiser Aluminum — 2017 Rod and Bar ↗Source identity, a named product example and a supplied-batch certificate are different evidence. Cross-standard similarity does not approve substitution.
Corrections from the previous article
- Remove the context-free 380 MPa value and unsupported claim that 2024 has generally superseded the grade.
- Remove the untraceable generic machining recommendation (150 %) and cutting-speed ranges; select machining data by actual material condition, tool and operation.
- The legacy 2017 Mg maximum 1.00% does not match the reviewed Kaiser rod/bar composition maximum 0.8%; remove the unsourced acceptance table and 2017A substitution shortcut.
Other references in Aluminum
Related references, not equivalent substitutes.