7050-T7452 Aluminum
7050-T7452 aluminum is 7050 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 strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of 7050 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7050-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
2.2 %
Fatigue Strength
130 MPa 20 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
280 MPa 41 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
490 MPa 71 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
390 MPa 57 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
370 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C 380 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
630 °C 1170 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
490 °C 910 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
860 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
140 W/m-K 82 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
35 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
100 % 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
1120 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
10 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1110 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
45 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
45 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
45 points
Thermal Diffusivity
54 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
21 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 87.3 to 92.1 | |
| Zn | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
| Cu | 2.0 to 2.6 | |
| Mg | 1.9 to 2.6 | |
| Zr | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.15 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.12 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.060 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.040 | |
| res. | 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
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993