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Chapter 2 Procurement Information - --- -- - -- --- -- -- - - 3
Chapter 4 Prcduction P r a c t i c e s - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - --- - - - - 19
Chapter 5 Manufacturing P r a c t i c e s - - -- - - - ----- - -- -- -- 23
Chapter 6 Space Environment Effects -- - - - - -- -- - -- -- - - 37
Chapter 7 Static Mechanical Properties --------------- 45
Chapter 8 Dynamic and Time Dependent P r o p e r t i e s ----- 89
Chapter 9 Physical P r o p e r t i e s - - - - - --- - - - -- - - - - -- --- -- 105
Chapter 10 Corrosion Resistance and Protection --------- 109
Chapter 11 Surface Treatments - - --- - -- --- - -- -- - -- --- -- 119
Chapter 12 Joining Techniques - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- 125
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TABULARABSTRACT
Aluminum Alloy 7075
TYPE:
Wrought, heat treatable aluminum alloy
NOMINAL C 0MPOSITION:
Al-5.6Zn-2.5Mg-1.6Cu-0.3Cr
AVAILABILITY :
B a r e and clad sheet and plate, rod, b a r , w i r tube, extruded shapes,
rolled rings, forgings, and forging stock
TYPICAL PHYSICAL PRdPERTIES;
Density .......................... 2.80 g/cm3 at r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e
Thermal Conductivity (T6 temper)--- 0.31 cal/cm/cm2 / 0 C / s e c a t 25°C
Av. Coeff. of Thermal Expansion - - - 23.6 pcm/cm/'C (20-1OO0C)
Specific Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . 2 3 cal/g OC at 100°C
Electrical Resistivity (T6 t e m p e r ) -- 5 . 2 microhm-cm a t 2OoC
TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES:
Ftu (0 t e m p e r ) -------------- 33.0 k s i (23.2. k g / m m 2 )
(T6, T651 t e m p e r s ) ------------- 83.0 k s i (50.4 kg/mm2)
E'ty (0 t e m p e r )-------------- 1 5 . 0 k s i (10.5 k g / m m 2 )
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(T6, T651 t e m p e r s ) 73.0 k s i (51.3 k g / m m 2 )
e(2inch, 50.8 mm) (0 t e m p e r ) ------ 17 percent
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(T6, T651 t e m p e r s ) 11 percent
E (tension) ....................... 10.4 x l o 3 k s i ( 7 . 3 x l o 3 k g / m m a )
FABRICATIOK CXAiIAC T E N S TICS:
Weldability ...................... Fusion methods not recommended;
r e s i s t a n c e methods satisfactory in
all heat treated tempers if p r o p e r
procedures a r e employed.
Formability -- - -- - - - -- --- -- - - - - -- Good in the annealed condition;
difficult to f o r m in heat treated
tempers.
Machinability ------------------- Good in the 0, F, o r W t e m p e r s ;
m o r e difficult in heat-treated and
hardened t e m p e r s .
COMMENTS:
A v e r y high strength aluminum alloy with good forming and machining
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . Alloy is r e s i s t a n t to s t r e s s - c o r r o s i o n cracking in
T73 t e m p e r .
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SYMBOLS
a One-half notch section dimension
A Area of c r o s s section; ItA" basis f o r mechanical
property values (MIL-HDBK-SA)
ii Angstrom unit
AC Air cool
A M Ae r o spa c e Mat e rial Spec if ic at ion s
Ann Annealed
ASTM American Society f o r Testing Methods
Av o r Avg Average
B basis for mechanical property values (MIL-
llBll
HDBK- 5A)
b Subscript I1bending1'
bcc Body centered cubic
BHN BriEell hardness number
br Subscript bearing"
Btu British thermal wlit(s)
OC Degree (s ) Celsius
C Subs c r ipt I c omp r e s s ion'
CD Cold drawn
CF Cold finished
cm Centimeter
Specific heat
Cold rolled
CW Cold worked
CVM Consumable vacuum melted
D o r Dia Diameter
DPI1 Diamond pyramid hardness
e Elongation i n percent
E Modulus of elasticity, tension
Modulus of elasticity, compression
Ratio of edge distance to hole diameter
E, Secant modulus
Et Tangent modulus
eV Electron volt (s)
OF Degree (s ) Fahrenheit
f Subscript I1fatiguel1
Fbru Bearing ultimate strength
Fbry Bearing yield strength