Aluminium–lithium alloy
Third-generation alloys (1990s-2010s)

Aluminium–lithium alloy

Section Title: Third-generation alloys (1990s-2010s)
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Alloy name/number	Applications

2050 (AirWare I-Gauge)	Ares I crew launch vehicle - upper stage; A350 wing ribs; A380 lower wing reinforcement

2055

2060 (C14U)

2065

2076

2096

2098

2099 (C460)	A380 stringers, extruded crossbeams, longitudinal beams, and seat rails; B787

2195	Ares I crew launch vehicle - upper stage; Last revision of the Space Shuttle Super Lightweight External Tank

2196	A380 extruded crossbeams, longitudinal beams, and seat rails

2198 (AirWare I-Form)	Fuselage skin of the A350 and CSeries; Falcon 9 second stage rocket

2199 (C47A)

2296

2297	F-16 bulkheads

2397	F-16 bulkheads; Space Shuttle Super Lightweight External Tank intertank thrust panels

Al–Li TP–1

C99N

Sentence(s)

The third and final version of the Space Shuttle's external tank was made of Al–Li 2195 alloy.

final_sentence: The third and final version of the Space Shuttle's external tank was made of Al–Li 2195 alloy.