AMS-QQ-A-200/11 REV.

A
AEROSPACE MATERIAL
SPECIFICATION Issued 1997-07
Reaffirmed 2007-04
Stabilized 2014-10

Superseding AMS-QQ-A-200/11

Aluminum Alloy 7075, Bar, Rod, Shapes,

Tube, and Wire, Extruded

RATIONALE

AMS-QQ-A200/11A stabilizes this document because equivalent technical requirements are contained in AMS4154,
AMS4476, and AMS4617.

STABILIZATION NOTICE

AMS-QQ-A-200/11A has been declared "STABILIZED" by AMS Committee D. This document will no longer be updated
and may no longer represent standard industry practice. This document was stabilized because it contains requirements
that are no longer state of the art and are also contained in alternate documents that contain equivalent requirements.
Previously this document was reaffirmed. AMS Committee D has never performed a technical update of this document.
Users of this document should refer to the cognizant engineering organization for disposition of any issues with
reports/certifications to this specification; including exceptions listed on the certification. NOTE: In many cases, the
purchaser may represent a sub tier supplier and not the cognizant engineering organization.

AMS Committee D recommends that the following technically equivalent specifications be used for future procurement.
This listing does not constitute authority to substitute these specifications for the “STABILIZED” specification.

AMS4154 Aluminum Alloy, Extrusions, 5.6Zn - 2.5Mg - 1.6Cu - 0.23Cr (7075-T6, 7075-T6510, 7075-T6511) Solution
Heat Treated, Stress Relieved by Stretching When Required and Precipitation Heat Treated

AMS4476 Aluminum Alloy, Extrusions 5.6Zn - 2.5Mg - 1.6Cu - 0.23Cr (7075-O), Annealed

AMS4617 Aluminum Alloy, Extrusions, 5.6Zn - 2.5Mg - 1.6Cu - 0.23Cr (7075-T73, 7075-T73511, 7075-T73510)
Solution Heat Treated, Stress Relieved by Stretching When Required, and Overaged

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NOTICE

This document has been taken directly from Federal Specification QQ-A-200/11E and contains only
minor editorial and format changes required to bring it into conformance with the publishing
requirements of SAE technical standards.

The original Federal Specification was adopted as an SAE standard under the provisions of the SAE
Technical Standards Board (TSB) Rules and Regulations (TSB 001) pertaining to accelerated
adoption of government specifications and standards. TSB rules provide for (a) the publication of
portions of unrevised government specifications and standards without consensus voting at the SAE
Committee level, (b) the use of the existing government specification or standard format, and (c) the
exclusion of any qualified product list (QPL) sections.

The complete requirements for procuring aluminum alloy 7075 bar, rod, shapes, tube, and wire
extruded described herein shall consist of this document and the latest issue of AMS-QQ-A-200.
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1. SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION:

1.1 Scope:

This specification covers the specific requirements for aluminum alloy 7075 bar, rod, shapes, tube,
and wire produced by extrusion.

1.2 Classification:

1.2.1 Tempers: Bar, rod, shapes, tube, and wire are classified in the following tempers as specified
(See 6.2): O, T6, T62, T6510, T6511, T73, T73510, or T73511. Definitions of tempers are
specified in AMS-QQ-A-200.

1.2.2 Tubing: Tubing shall be additionally classified as follows:

Type Description
I - Tubing extruded from hollow billets using die and mandrel (See
AMS-QQ-A-200).
II - Tubing extruded from solid billets using a porthole or spider
die or similar tooling (See AMS-QQ-A-200) 1/.

1/ Type II tubing is not commonly available from the producers.

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:

See AMS-QQ-A-200.
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3. REQUIREMENTS:

3.1 Chemical Composition:

The chemical composition shall conform to the requirements specified in Table I.

TABLE I. Chemical Composition 1/

Percent
Element
Minimum Maximum
Zinc 5.1 6.1
Magnesium 2.1 2.9
Copper 1.2 2.0
Chromium 0.18 0.28
Iron -- 0.50
Silicon -- 0.40
Manganese -- 0.30
Titanium -- 0.20
Other Elements, each -- 0.05
Other Elements, total 2/ -- 0.15
Aluminum Remainder

1/ Analysis shall routinely be made only for the elements

specifically mentioned in Table I. If, however, the
presence of other elements is indicated or suspected in
amounts greater than the specified limits, further
analysis shall be made to determine that these elements
are not present in excess of specified limits.
2/ The sum of those "Others" metallic elements 0.010
percent or more each, expressed to the second decimal
before determining the sum.

3.2 Mechanical Properties:

3.2.1 Mechanical Properties of Material as Supplied: Mechanical properties of as-supplied material

shall, in the longitudinal (extrusion) direction, conform to property requirements specified in
Table II, except as exempted in AMS-QQ-A-200.
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TABLE II. Mechanical Properties

Yield Strength
at 0.2 percent
Offset or at
extension
indicated
Thickness, (bar and Elongation in
shapes); diameter, Tensile Extension 2 inches or 4
(rod and wire); wall Area Strength under load times D 1/
thickness, (tube) Square Minimum Minimum inch per Minimum
Temper Inches Inches ksi ksi inch percent
O All All 2/ 2/ -- 10
T6, T62 3/, Up to 0.249, incl All 78.0 70.0 0.0088 7
T6510 and 0.250 to 0.499, incl All 81.0 73.0 0.0090 7
T6511 4/ 0.500 to 2.999, incl All 81.0 72.0 0.0090 7
3.000 to 4.499, incl Up thru 20 81.0 71.0 0.0088 7
3.000 to 4.499, incl Over 20
thru 32 78.0 70.0 0.0088 6
4.500 to 5.000, incl Up thru 32 78.0 68.0 0.0086 6
T73, 0.062 to 0.249, incl Up thru 20 68.0 58.0 0.0076 7
T73510, 0.250 to 1.499, incl Up thru 25 70.0 61.0 0.0079 8
T73511 4/ 1.500 to 2.999, incl Up thru 25 69.0 59.0 0.0077 8
3.000 to 4.499, incl Up thru 20 68.0 57.0 0.0075 7
3.000 to 4.499, incl Over 20
thru 32 65.0 55.0 0.0073 7

1/ D represents specimen diameter.

2/ No minimum required. Maximum tensile and yield strengths shall be 40.0 ksi and 24.0 ksi,
respectively.
3/ Material in the T62 temper is not available from material producers.
4/ For stress-relieved tempers, the characteristics and properties, other than those specified, may
differ somewhat from the corresponding characteristics and properties of the material in the
basic temper.

3.2.2 Mechanical Properties After Heat Treatment: In addition to conforming to the requirements of
3.2.1, materials identified in the following paragraphs shall, after having been heat-treated to other
tempers also identified therein, have properties in the longitudinal (extrusion) direction conforming
to those specified in Table II, as applicable.
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3.2.2.1 Material in the O Temper: Material in the O temper, without the subsequent imposition of cold
work or forming operations, shall, after proper solution heat treatment and artificial aging,
develop the properties specified in Table II for the T62 temper. Material in the O temper, without
the subsequent imposition of cold work or forming operations, shall be capable of being solution
heat-treated and overaged (stabilized) to the properties specified for the T73 temper. Such
capability shall be demonstrated when specified (See 6.2).

3.2.2.2 Material in the T6, T6510, T6511, T73, T73510, and T73511 Tempers: Material in the T6, T6510,
T6511, T73, T73510, and T73511 tempers, without the subsequent imposition of cold work or
forming operations, shall be capable of being solution heat-treated and artificially aged or
overaged, as applicable, to the properties specified for the T62 and T73 tempers. Such
capability shall be demonstrated when specified (See 6.2).

3.3 Internal Defects:

When specified (See 6.2), bar, rod, tube, and shapes shall be ultrasonically inspected (See
AMS-QQ-A-200). Acceptance limits shall be as specified in Table III. The technique for inspection of
tube shall be as agreed upon by the procuring activity and the contractor (See 6.2).

TABLE III. Ultrasonic Discontinuity Acceptance Limits 1/

Thickness, (bar and
shapes); diameter Maximum width
(rod); wall Maximum weight to thickness Discontinuity
thickness, (tube); per piece ratio class
inches 2/ pounds 3/ 4/
0.500 to 1.499 600 10 to 1 B

1.500 and over 600 10 to 1 A

1/ Discontinuities in excess of those listed in Table III may be allowed subject

to approval of the procuring activity, if it is established that they will be
removed by machining or that they are in noncritical areas.
2/ The thickness of any element of a shape shall be deemed to be the smallest
dimension of that element, and the discontinuity class applicable to that
particular thickness shall apply to that element of the shape.
3/ Not applicable to rod and tube.
4/ Discontinuity class limits are defined in MIL-STD-2154.

3.4 Resistance to Stress-Corrosion Cracking:

Material supplied in the T73, T73510, and T73511 tempers shall exhibit no evidence of stress-
corrosion cracking when subjected to the test specified in 4.2. Sampling frequency shall be in
accordance with AMS-QQ-A-200.
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3.4.1 Lot Acceptance Criteria for Stress-Corrosion Cracking: Resistance to stress-corrosion cracking for
each inspection lot of 7075-T73, T73510, and T73511 material shall be established by testing the
previously selected tensile test specimens to the following criteria:

Determine electrical conductivity and tensile properties.

If the conductivity is below 38.0 percent International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS), the
material is considered unsatisfactory and must be reprocessed, regardless of property level.
If the conductivity is 40.0 percent IACS or higher and tensile properties meet the minimum values
specified herein, the material is considered to be satisfactory.
If conductivity is 38.0 through 39.9 percent IACS, if tensile properties meet the minimum limits
specified herein, and if the yield strength does not exceed the specified minimum by more than
11.9 ksi, the material is considered to be satisfactory.
If conductivity is 38.0 through 39.9 percent IACS and the yield strength exceeds the specified
minimum value by 12.0 ksi or more, the material is considered suspect.
When material is considered suspect, it may either be given additional second step aging or be
reprocessed.

3.5 Marking:

In addition to the marking required by AMS-QQ-A-200, material in the T6, T6510, T6511, T73,
T73510, and T73511 tempers shall be identified by an inspection lot number marked in at least one
location on each piece.

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

See AMS-QQ-A-200 and the following:

4.1 Mechanical Tests After Heat Treatment:

4.1.1 Material in the O Temper: From material in the O temper, an additional number of specimens,
equal to that required by AMS-QQ-A-200, shall be taken and tested after solution heat treatment
and artificial aging to determine compliance with 3.2.2.1 relative to the T62 temper. When
specified (See 6.2), from material in the O temper, a number of specimens, equal to that required
by AMS-QQ-A-200, shall be taken and tested after solution heat treatment and over-aging to
determine compliance with 3.2.2.1 relative to the T73 temper.

4.1.2 Material in Tempers Other Than O: When specified (See 6.2), from material in a temper other than
the O temper, an additional number of specimens, equal to that required by AMS-QQ-A-200, shall
be taken and tested after the appropriate solution heat treatment and aging treatment to determine
compliance with 3.2.2.2.
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4.2 Stress-Corrosion Cracking Test:

Specimens shall be selected from 7075-T73, -T73510, and -T73511 material, 0.750 inch and greater
in thickness, in a manner which will permit application of the specified tensile stress in the short-
transverse direction with respect to grain flow. Specimens shall be stressed in tension in the short-
transverse direction and held at constant strain. The stress level shall be 75 percent of the specified
longitudinal yield strength. The specimens shall be subjected to the stress-corrosion test specified in
AMS-QQ-A-200, the exposure duration to be 20 days. It is the responsibility of the contractor that
test results be recorded, identified as to inspection lot, and maintained.

4.3 Electrical Conductivity Testing:

Conductivity measurements shall be made prior to tensile testing on samples selected from the
extruded 7075-T73, -T73510, and -T73511 material, to determine compliance with 3.4.1. For all
material in the thickness range of 0.500 through 1.500 inches, conductivity measurements shall be
made at the approximate center of the section thickness on a plane parallel to the longitudinal
centerline of the extrusion. For material over 1.500 inches in thickness, the conductivity shall be
measured on the test coupon surface which is closest to the center of the extrusion thickness and on
a plane parallel to the extrusion surface. For extruded sections of non-constant cross-sectional
dimensions, conductivity measurements shall be made at the center of the section possessing the
greatest cross-sectional thickness. For material 0.101 through 0.499 inch in thickness, the
conductivity shall be determined on the subsurface after removal of approximately 10 percent of the
thickness from one surface. For material up through 0.100 inch in thickness, the conductivity shall
be measured on the surface of the tensile test specimen. For curved surfaces, the conductivity shall
be measured on a machined flat spot; however, for small sizes of tubes, a cut-out portion may be
flattened and the conductivity determined on the surface.

5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

See AMS-QQ-A-200.

6. NOTES:

6.1 Intended Use:

This alloy is intended for use where high strength is required, and where good resistance to general
corrosion is not important. The T6510 and T73510 tempers are intended primarily to provide
extruded material with low residual stresses and consequent minimum distortion during machining.
The T6511 and T73511 tempers are straightened T6510 and T73510 material respectively and may
have unknown residual stresses and may or may not distort during machining. The T73, T73510,
and T73511 tempers provide resistance to stress corrosion.
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6.2 Properties After Heat Treatment:

Mechanical properties and corrosion properties, where applicable, are certified for the temper of
material supplied. The producer’s capability demonstration is not evidence that user-treated material
conforms to property requirements of a given temper. Frequently, user-heat-treated material may
develop a lower level of properties, especially if any cold, warm, or hot work is introduced prior to
solution heat treatment. The user should be held responsible for demonstrating that his processing
will yield properties meeting requirements.

6.3 Ordering Data:

Purchasers should select the preferred options permitted herein and include the following
information in procurement documents:

Title, number, and date of this specification.

Form, quantity, and temper required (See 1.2.1).
Dimensions required.
Requirements for sizes not specifically covered (See AMS-QQ-A-200).
Special end use requirements.
Which, if any, demonstrations of heat treatability are to be performed where such demonstrations are
optional (See 3.2.2.1 and 3.2.2.2).
Whether ultrasonic inspection of material is required (See 3.3). Method of inspection of tubing,
where applicable. Requirements for sizes, maximum weights, and discontinuity
classes not covered
in Table III.
Selection of applicable levels of preservation, packaging, and packing (See AMS-QQ-A-200).

6.4 Product produced and marked to the requirements of AMS-QQ-A-200/11 also meets the
requirements of QQ-A-200/11E. Product produced and marked to the requirements of
QQ-A-200/11E also meets the requirements of AMS-QQ-A-200/11.

6.5 The properties listed in 3.2.1 are exactly the same as QQ-A-200/11, Revision E. These properties
have not been substantiated in accordance with the AMS Manual for Preparation of Aerospace
Specifications.

PREPARED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AMS COMMITTEE "D"