7072 aluminium alloy explained

7072 aluminium alloy is an aluminium alloy, created with just one other element; zinc, at one weight percentage.^[1]

Chemical Composition

Element	Content (%)
Aluminium, Al	99
Zinc, Zn	1

Physical Properties

Properties	Metric
Density	2.6 - 2.8 g/cm3
Shear strength	62 MPa
Elastic modulus	70-80 GPa
Poisson's ratio	0.33
Thermal conductivity	227 W/mK
Ultimate Tensile Strength	75 MPa^[2]

Designations

7072 can be designated as:

1. ASTM B209
2. ASTM B221
3. ASTM B234
4. ASTM B241
5. ASTM B313
6. ASTM B345
7. ASTM B404
8. ASTM B547

External links

• For more properties: http://www.matweb.com/search/datasheet.aspx?matguid=f755b2226d7f40a2ac2d33b5cb1e5dd1

Notes and References

1. Web site: says . Gopinath Kumar . Aluminium/Aluminum 7072 Alloy (UNS A97072) . AZoM.com . AZoM . 9 January 2021 . en . 31 August 2012.
2. Web site: MatWeb - The Online Materials Information Resource . www.matweb.com . Matweb . 9 January 2021.