Aleris demonstrated also how the use of 3.5 mm thick 7000 aluminum alloy in the production of car struts allowed them to reach the same crash performance as UHS steel with a 2-mm boron, but led to a weight saving of 40%. 7075 is one of the best-known aviation aluminum alloys. This was developed by Sumitomo Metal of Japan in 1935. In the production of aircraft, the aluminum alloy 7075 began being used, beginning with the Mitsubishi A6M Zero deck…