THE INFLUENCE OF HEAT TREATMENT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINUM ALLOY 7150-T77 USED IN AEROSPACE

In this paper, the samples were heat treated by two-stage artificial aging to investigate the effect on the mechanical properties of the 7150-T77 aluminum alloy, and finally subjected eventually to the ESCO corrosion test according to ASTM G34-01 standard. The results have shown that the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance induced by cracking at alloy 7150 can be improved by two-stage customized heat treatment for a specific application in the aeronautical industry.