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Aluminum 7075-T73; 7075-T735x


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Subcategory: 7000 Series Aluminum Alloy; Aluminum Alloy; Metal; Nonferrous Metal

Close Analogs: Two other tempers of this alloy are in the database.

Key Words: AA7075-T73; AA7075-T735, UNS A97075; ISO AlZn5.5MgCu; Aluminium 7075-T73; Aluminium 7075-T735x

Component    Wt. %
Al 90  
Cr 0.18 - 0.28  
Cu 1.2 - 2  
Fe Max 0.5  
Component    Wt. %
Mg 2.1 - 2.9  
Mn Max 0.3  
Si Max 0.4  
Component    Wt. %
Ti Max 0.2  
Zn 5.1 - 6.1  
Zr+Ti Max 0.25  

Material Notes:
General 7075 characteristics and uses (from Alcoa): Very high strength material used for highly stressed structural parts. The T7351 temper offers improved stress-corrosion cracking resistance.

Uses: Aircraft fittings, gears and shafts, fuse parts, meter shafts and gears, missile parts, regulating valve parts, worm gears, keys, aircraft, aerospace and defense applications.

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Physical Properties Metric English Comments
Density 2.81 g/cc 0.102 lb/in³  

Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Brinell 135 135  500 kg load with 10 mm ball. Calculated value.
Hardness, Knoop 120 120  Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Hardness, Rockwell A 50.5 50.5  Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Hardness, Rockwell B 82 82  Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Hardness, Vickers 155 155  Converted from Brinell Hardness Value
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 505 MPa 73200 psi  
Tensile Strength, Yield 435 MPa 63100 psi  
Elongation at Break 13 % 13 %  In 5 cm; Sample 1.6 mm thick
Modulus of Elasticity 72 GPa 10400 ksi  Average of Tension and Compression. In Aluminum alloys, the compressive modulus is typically 2% greater than the tensile modulus
Poisson's Ratio 0.33 0.33  
Fatigue Strength 150 MPa 21800 psi  500,000,000 Cycles
Fracture Toughness 20 MPa-m½ 18.2 ksi-in½  Plate. K(IC) in T-L direction or in S-L direction
Fracture Toughness 32 MPa-m½ 29.1 ksi-in½  Plate. K(IC) in L-T Direction
Machinability 70 % 70 %  0-100 Scale of Aluminum Alloys
Shear Modulus 26.9 GPa 3900 ksi  
Shear Strength 300 MPa 43500 psi  Calculated value.

Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity 4.3e-006 ohm-cm 4.3e-006 ohm-cm  

Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C 23.6 µm/m-°C 13.1 µin/in-°F  20-100ºC
CTE, linear 250°C 25.2 µm/m-°C 14 µin/in-°F  Average over the range 20-300ºC
Heat Capacity 0.96 J/g-°C 0.229 BTU/lb-°F  
Thermal Conductivity 155 W/m-K 1080 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F  
Melting Point 477 °C 891 °F  Eutectic for nonhomogeneous material that has not been heat treated
Melting Point 532 °C 990 °F  For homogeneous wrought material
Liquidus 635 °C 1170 °F  
Solidus 532 °C 990 °F  For homogeneous wrought material
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