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7175-T7452 Aluminum

7175-T7452 aluminum is 7175 aluminum in the T7452 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated, stress relieved, then stabilized by artificial overaging. The stress relief is accomplished by compressing the metal by 1-5%. The degree of overaging is chosen so as to strike an effective balance between tensile strength, stress corrosion resistance, exfoliation corrosion resistance, and fracture toughness.

It has the lowest ductility compared to the other variants of 7175 aluminum.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7175-T7452 aluminum to: 7000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

3.8 %

Fatigue Strength

150 MPa 22 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.32

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

300 MPa 44 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

520 MPa 76 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

430 MPa 62 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

380 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

180 °C 350 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C 1180 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

480 °C 890 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

870 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

140 W/m-K 80 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

33 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

99 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

10 % relative

Density

3.0 g/cm3 190 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.2 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 63 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1130 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

18 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

1310 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

46 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

48 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

48 points

Thermal Diffusivity

53 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

23 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 88 to 91.4
Zinc (Zn)Zn 5.1 to 6.1
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 2.1 to 2.9
Copper (Cu)Cu 1.2 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0.18 to 0.28
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B247: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015