7075 drawn aluminum tubing is a zinc alloyed aluminum product heavily used in the aircraft / aerospace industry due to its superior strength. The T6 temper offers fair machinability, resistance welding and corrosion resistance. The T73 temper offers superior stress corrosion resistance.
Tempers: O, T6, T73
Specifications: ASTM B210, AMS-WWT-700/7
Typical Chemical Composition %
Weight % | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | CR | Zn | TI | Each | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum | 1.20 | 2.10 | .18 | 5.10 | ||||||
Maximum | .40 | .50 | 2.00 | .30 | 2.90 | .28 | 6.10 | .20 | .05 | .15 |
Remainder Aluminum
Typical Mechanical Properties
Temper | Tensile | Hardness | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ultimate | Yield | Elongation | Brinell | |||
KSI | MPA | KSI | MPA | % | ||
O | 33 | 228 | 15 | 103 | 17 | 60 |
T6 | 83 | 572 | 73 | 503 | 11 | 150 |
T73 | 73 | 503 | 63 | 434 | 13 |