7022-T6 Aluminum
7022-T6 aluminum is 7022 aluminum in the T6 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and artificially aged until it meets standard mechanical property requirements. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7022-T6 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
Brinell Hardness
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
70 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
7.8 %
Fatigue Strength
160 MPa 23 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
290 MPa 43 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
500 MPa 73 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
420 MPa 61 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
380 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C 390 °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
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
21 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
65 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Density
2.9 g/cm3 180 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.5 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 65 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1130 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
37 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1280 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
47 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
48 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
48 points
Thermal Diffusivity
54 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
22 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 87.9 to 92.4 | |
| Zn | 4.3 to 5.2 | |
| Mg | 2.6 to 3.7 | |
| Cu | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| Mn | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Cr | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Zr | 0 to 0.2 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
EN 754-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Cold drawn rod/bar and tube. Mechanical properties
EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties
EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties
ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993
ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties
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