7175-T7452 Aluminum
7175-T7452 aluminum is 7175 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 ductility compared to the other variants of 7175 aluminum.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7175-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
3.8 %
Fatigue Strength
150 MPa 22 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
300 MPa 44 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
520 MPa 76 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
430 MPa 62 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
380 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 350 °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
23 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
33 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
99 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
10 % relative
Density
3.0 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
1130 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
18 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1310 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
46 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
48 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
48 points
Thermal Diffusivity
53 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
23 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 88 to 91.4 | |
| Zn | 5.1 to 6.1 | |
| Mg | 2.1 to 2.9 | |
| Cu | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| Cr | 0.18 to 0.28 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.15 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 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
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