7075 Aluminum is alloyed with Zinc.It has excellent strength and corrosion resistance.
T651 temper 7075 has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 67,000–78,000 psi (462–538 MPa) and yield strength of 54,000–67,000 psi (372–462 MPa). It has a failure elongation of 3–9%.
Material Properties
Calomel Potential-750 mV
Density 3.1 g/cm3 (190 lb/ft3)
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus72 GPa (10 x 106 psi)
Electrical Conductivity33 % IACS
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude-7 10x Ohm -m
Elongation at Break1.7 to 13 %
Melting Onset (Solidus)480 Celsiue Degree (900 °F)
Modulus of Resilience (Unit Resilience)100 to 1880 kJ/m3
Poisson's Ratio0.32
Shear Modulus27 GPa (3.9 x 106 psi)
Specific Heat Capacity910 J/kg-K
Strength to Weight Ratio74 to 190 kN-m/kg
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)230 to 590 MPa (33 to 86 x 103 psi)
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)120 to 520 MPa (17 to 75 x 103 psi)
Thermal Conductivity130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity 46 m2/s
Unit Rupture Work (Ultimate Resilience)3.3 to 5.6 MJ/m3
The length of each bar compares the given value to the highest value in the database.
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al)86.9 to 91.4 %
Zinc (Zn)5.1 to 6.1 %
Magnesium (Mg)2.1 to 2.9 %
Copper (Cu)1.2 to 2.0 %
Iron (Fe)0 to 0.5 %
Chromium (Cr)0.18 to 0.28 %
Silicon (Si)0 to 0.4 %
Manganese (Mn)0 to 0.3 %
Zirconium (Zr)0 to 0.25 %
Titanium (Ti)0 to 0.2 %
Residuals0 to 0.15 %