7022-T6511 Aluminum
7022-T6511 aluminum is 7022 aluminum in the T6511 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated, stress relieved, then artificially aged. The stress relief is accomplished by stretching the metal by an amount that depends on the type of standard wrought product being made (extrusion or tube). The metal is straightened after the stretching operation. This temper is closely related to T6510, which does not permit such straightening.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7022-T6511 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
7.8 %
Fatigue Strength
170 MPa 24 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
310 MPa 45 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
530 MPa 76 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
460 MPa 66 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)
39 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1500 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
47 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
50 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
49 points
Thermal Diffusivity
54 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
23 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 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties
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