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BS L160 Grade 7075 T73511
Description
Aluminium alloy L160 – 7075 is a very high strength alloy.
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Properties
General
Density
ρ2.81 - 3.1 g/cm³ at 20 °C
Dimension
Dimensions
Wanddicke
Mechanical
Elastic modulus
E72 GPa at 20 °C
Elongation
A7 - 8.1 % at 20 °C
Elongation A100
A1006 - 7 % at 20 °C
Elongation A50
A507 - 8 % at 20 °C
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes
KIC22 - 35 MPa·√m at 20 °C
Typical for Wrought 7000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio
ν0.33 [-] at 20 °C
Typical for Wrought 7000 Series Aluminium
Shear modulus
G26.4 - 27.1 GPa at 20 °C
Typical for Wrought 7000 Series Aluminium
Tensile strength
Rm425 - 510 MPa at 20 °C
Yield strength
YS430 MPa at 20 °C
Yield strength Rp0.2
Rp0.2365 - 420 MPa at 20 °C
Thermal
Coefficient of thermal expansion
α2.3E-5 - 2.35E-5 1/K at 20 °C
Melting point
Tm480 - 635 °C
Specific heat capacity
cp910 J/(kg·K) at 20 °C
Thermal conductivity
λ130 - 160 W/(m·K) at 20 °C
Electrical
Electrical conductivity
σel1.91E+8 S/m at 20 °C
Electrical resistivity
ρel4.31E-8 Ω·m at 20 °C
Chemical properties
Element
Weight %
Comment
86.9 - 91.4 %
Balance
5.1 - 6.1 %
2.1 - 2.9 %
1.2 - 2 %
0.18 - 0.28 %
Technological properties
Application areas
Aerospace
Brazing
general: no brazing is known or developed
Corrosion properties
Stress corrosion cracking: Operational damage in areas with tensile stresses transverse to the grain structure, limited damage to laboratory samples, general: good, without protection in industrial or seawater atmosphere
General machinability
General: poor (O), good to acceptable
Workability
general (condition): not suitable
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