Aluminum Alloy 7068 Mechanical Characterization

Abstract

A relatively new alloy of aluminum is being marketed as "ordnance aluminum" by its developer, Kasier Aluminum (Foothill Ranch, CA), owing its history to the development of ordnance applications. The aluminum alloy designation, 7068, is the strongest aluminum commercially produced. This alloy is aluminum zinc, with an advertised minimum yield strength of 99 ksi. This report characterizes extruded 7068 aluminum in terms of its elastic properties and mechanical strength, in sizes of interest to large-caliber munition designers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA506416

Entities

People

  • David Gray
  • Michael Minnicino
  • Paul Moy

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Artillery
  • Elastic Properties
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Munitions
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Strength
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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