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7049A-T6 Aluminum

7049A-T6 aluminum is 7049A 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. It has the highest ductility compared to the other variants of 7049A aluminum.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7049A-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

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

71 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

5.7 %

Fatigue Strength

180 MPa 26 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.32

Shear Modulus

27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

350 MPa 50 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

590 MPa 86 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

500 MPa 73 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

370 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

200 °C 390 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C 1180 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

430 °C 800 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

850 J/kg-K 0.2 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

130 W/m-K 76 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

40 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

120 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

10 % relative

Density

3.1 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

1100 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

32 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

1800 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

44 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

53 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

51 points

Thermal Diffusivity

50 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

25 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 84.6 to 89.5
Zinc (Zn)Zn 7.2 to 8.4
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 2.1 to 3.1
Copper (Cu)Cu 1.2 to 1.9
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0.050 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr)Zr 0 to 0.25
Residualsres. 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

Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984

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