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7075-T7651 Aluminum

7075-T7651 aluminum is 7075 aluminum in the T7651 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated, stress relieved, then stabilized by artificial overaging. The stress relief is accomplished by stretching the metal by an amount that depends on the type of standard wrought product being made (sheet, plate, bar, or forging). The degree of overaging is chosen so as to maximize exfoliation corrosion resistance.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 7075-T7651 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

Brinell Hardness

150

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

70 GPa 10 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

7.3 %

Fatigue Strength

190 MPa 27 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.32

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

320 MPa 47 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

550 MPa 80 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

470 MPa 68 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

380 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

200 °C 400 °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

130 W/m-K 75 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

23 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

33 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

98 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

10 % relative

Calomel Potential

-750 mV

Density

3.0 g/cm3 190 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.3 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 64 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1120 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

38 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

1580 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

46 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

51 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

50 points

Thermal Diffusivity

50 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

24 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 86.9 to 91.4
Zinc (Zn)Zn 5.1 to 6.1
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 2.1 to 2.9
Copper (Cu)Cu 1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0.18 to 0.28
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr)Zr 0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.2
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011

EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993

ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products