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.
Typical Chemical Composition % | ||||||||||
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Weight % | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | CR | Zn | TI | Each | Total |
Minimum | .40 | .15 | .80 | .04 | ||||||
Maximum | .80 | .70 | .40 | .15 | 1.20 | .35 | .25 | .15 | .05 | .15 |
Typical Mechanical Properties | |||||||
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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 |