Effect of Partial Cladding Pattern of Aluminum 7075 T651 on Corrosion and Mechanical Properties

Table 1

Mechanical properties summary.

Mechanical property and change (Δ) due to corrosion
Property/material	No cladding		Spot cladding		Full clad
	Corrosion	No corrosion	Corrosion	No corrosion	Corrosion	No corrosion
Tensile strength (MPa)	550; Δ-5.3%	581	561; Δ-3.4%	581	551; Δ-4.0%	574
Yield strength (MPa)	520; Δ2.2%	509	528; Δ3.9%	508	520; Δ3.4%	503
Young’s modulus (GPa)	66.5; Δ-7.4%	71.8	70.5; Δ1.0%	69.8	69.1; Δ3.6%	66.7
Elongation (%)	13.7; Δ-18.4%	16.2	13.5; Δ-8.7%	14.8	17.3; Δ-4.2%	18.1