7204-T4 Aluminum
7204-T4 aluminum is 7204 aluminum in the T4 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and naturally aged. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7204-T4 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
13 %
Fatigue Strength
110 MPa 16 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
220 MPa 31 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
360 MPa 52 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
220 MPa 32 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
380 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
210 °C 400 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C 1180 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
520 °C 970 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
880 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
150 W/m-K 86 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
39 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
120 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.9 g/cm3 180 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1140 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
39 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
340 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
47 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
34 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
39 points
Thermal Diffusivity
58 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 90.5 to 94.8 | |
| Zn | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| Mg | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| Mn | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Zr | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.2 | |
| V | 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
Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data, J. D. Minford, 1993
Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984
ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties