7475 aluminium alloy

{{Short description|Wrought aluminium zinc alloy}}

7475 aluminum alloy (Adirium) is a wrought alloy with high zinc weight percentage. It also contains magnesium, silicon and chromium.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 August 2012|title=Aluminum 7475 alloy|url=https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6646|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109053526/https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6646 |archive-date=2021-01-09 |access-date=|website=}}

7475 alloy can not be welded. It has more spring back because of its strength. It has high machinability.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Chemical composition

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!Element

!Content (%)

Aluminum

|90.3

Zinc

|5.7

Magnesium

|2.3

Silicon

|1.50

Chromium

|0.22

Properties

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!Properties

!Value

Density

|{{cvt|2.6-2.8|g/cm3}}

Melting point

|{{cvt|546|C}}

Elastic modulus

|{{cvt|70-80|GPa|ksi}}

Poisson's ratio

|0.33

Thermal conductivity

|{{cvt|177|W/m/K|hp/ft/R}}

Ultimate Tensile Strength{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=7475 alloys|url=http://asm.matweb.com/search/SpecificMaterial.asp?bassnum=MA7475T765|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040521103745/http://asm.matweb.com:80/search/SpecificMaterial.asp?bassnum=MA7475T765 |archive-date=2004-05-21 |access-date=|website=}}

|{{cvt|531|MPa|ksi}}

Elongation at Break

|12%

Modulus of Elasticity

|{{cvt|71.7|GPa|ksi}}

Applications

  1. Shell casings
  2. Aircraft

References

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