224.0-T72 Cast Aluminum
224.0-T72 aluminum is 224.0 aluminum in the T72 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and stabilized by artificial overaging. Unlike T7 temper, this is done by the receiver rather than the supplier.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 224.0-T72 aluminum to: ANSI/AA cast aluminums (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
71 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
10 %
Fatigue Strength
120 MPa 18 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
380 MPa 55 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
280 MPa 40 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
390 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
220 °C 420 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C 1190 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
550 °C 1020 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
870 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 72 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
32 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
95 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
11 % relative
Density
3.0 g/cm3 190 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.3 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1150 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
35 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
540 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
45 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
35 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
38 points
Thermal Diffusivity
47 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 93 to 95.2 | |
| Cu | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| Mn | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Zr | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| V | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.060 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.1 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015