A method comprising: heating a rolled aluminum alloy product to a first temperature of from 400 °C to 525 °C wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product comprises a 7xxx series aluminum alloy comprising: from 4.00 wt.% to 15.00 wt.% Zn, from 0.30 wt.% to 2.50 wt.% Cu, from 1.60 wt.% to 2.60 wt.% Mg, from 0.10 wt.% to 0.25 wt.% Fe, from 0.07 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Si, from 0.09 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Zr, from 0.02 wt.% to 0.05 wt.% Mn, from 0.03 wt.% to 0.05 wt.% Cr, from 0.003 wt.% to 0.035 wt.%Ti, and remainder Al, with a maximum of 0.15 wt.% for the sum of all impurities, and wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product further comprises up to 0.20 wt.% of one or more of Mo, Nb, Be, B, Co, Sn, Sr, V, In, Hf, Ag, Sc and Ni; or from 4.00 wt.% to 15.00 wt.% Zn, from 0.20 wt.% to 2.10 wt.% Cu, from 2.20 wt.% to 2.40 wt.% Mg, from 0.18 wt.% to 0.23 wt.% Fe, from 0.09 wt.% to 0.12 wt.% Si, from 0.05 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Zr, from 0.04 wt.% to 0.09 wt.% Mn, from 0.03 wt.% to 0.09 wt.% Cr, from 0.01 wt.% to 0.02 wt.% Ti, up to 0.15 wt.% of impurities, and remainder Al, and wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product further comprises up to 0.20 wt.% of one or more of Mo, Nb, Be, B, Co, Sn, Sr, V, In, Hf, Ag, Sc and Ni; maintaining the rolled aluminum alloy product at the first temperature or within 10 °C of the first temperature for a time duration of from 15 seconds to 30 minutes; and quenching the rolled aluminum alloy product at a quench rate from 0.5 °C/s to 125 °C/s thereby generating a heat-treated aluminum alloy product, wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product is quenched until the rolled aluminum alloy product reaches a second temperature of from 10 °C to 100 °C, and wherein the heat-treated aluminum alloy product exhibits a strain ratio of from 0.3 to 0.8, and wherein the strain ratio is determined according to an ASTM G129 standard test method. heating a rolled aluminum alloy product to a first temperature of from 400 °C to 525 °C wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product comprises a 7xxx series aluminum alloy comprising: from 4.00 wt.% to 15.00 wt.% Zn, from 0.30 wt.% to 2.50 wt.% Cu, from 1.60 wt.% to 2.60 wt.% Mg, from 0.10 wt.% to 0.25 wt.% Fe, from 0.07 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Si, from 0.09 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Zr, from 0.02 wt.% to 0.05 wt.% Mn, from 0.03 wt.% to 0.05 wt.% Cr, from 0.003 wt.% to 0.035 wt.%Ti, and remainder Al, with a maximum of 0.15 wt.% for the sum of all impurities, and wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product further comprises up to 0.20 wt.% of one or more of Mo, Nb, Be, B, Co, Sn, Sr, V, In, Hf, Ag, Sc and Ni; or from 4.00 wt.% to 15.00 wt.% Zn, from 0.20 wt.% to 2.10 wt.% Cu, from 2.20 wt.% to 2.40 wt.% Mg, from 0.18 wt.% to 0.23 wt.% Fe, from 0.09 wt.% to 0.12 wt.% Si, from 0.05 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Zr, from 0.04 wt.% to 0.09 wt.% Mn, from 0.03 wt.% to 0.09 wt.% Cr, from 0.01 wt.% to 0.02 wt.% Ti, up to 0.15 wt.% of impurities, and remainder Al, and wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product further comprises up to 0.20 wt.% of one or more of Mo, Nb, Be, B, Co, Sn, Sr, V, In, Hf, Ag, Sc and Ni; from 4.00 wt.% to 15.00 wt.% Zn, from 0.30 wt.% to 2.50 wt.% Cu, from 1.60 wt.% to 2.60 wt.% Mg, from 0.10 wt.% to 0.25 wt.% Fe, from 0.07 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Si, from 0.09 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Zr, from 0.02 wt.% to 0.05 wt.% Mn, from 0.03 wt.% to 0.05 wt.% Cr, from 0.003 wt.% to 0.035 wt.%Ti, and remainder Al, with a maximum of 0.15 wt.% for the sum of all impurities, and wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product further comprises up to 0.20 wt.% of one or more of Mo, Nb, Be, B, Co, Sn, Sr, V, In, Hf, Ag, Sc and Ni; or from 4.00 wt.% to 15.00 wt.% Zn, from 0.20 wt.% to 2.10 wt.% Cu, from 2.20 wt.% to 2.40 wt.% Mg, from 0.18 wt.% to 0.23 wt.% Fe, from 0.09 wt.% to 0.12 wt.% Si, from 0.05 wt.% to 0.15 wt.% Zr, from 0.04 wt.% to 0.09 wt.% Mn, from 0.03 wt.% to 0.09 wt.% Cr, from 0.01 wt.% to 0.02 wt.% Ti, up to 0.15 wt.% of impurities, and remainder Al, and wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product further comprises up to 0.20 wt.% of one or more of Mo, Nb, Be, B, Co, Sn, Sr, V, In, Hf, Ag, Sc and Ni; maintaining the rolled aluminum alloy product at the first temperature or within 10 °C of the first temperature for a time duration of from 15 seconds to 30 minutes; and quenching the rolled aluminum alloy product at a quench rate from 0.5 °C/s to 125 °C/s thereby generating a heat-treated aluminum alloy product, wherein the rolled aluminum alloy product is quenched until the rolled aluminum alloy product reaches a second temperature of from 10 °C to 100 °C, and wherein the heat-treated aluminum alloy product exhibits a strain ratio of from 0.3 to 0.8, and wherein the strain ratio is determined according to an ASTM G129 standard test method.