(Ebook) Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural Materials by F.C. Campbell ISBN 9781856174954, 1856174956

(Ebook) Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural Materials by F.C. Campbell ISBN 9781856174954, 1856174956

This book is intended for anyone wishing to learn more about the materials and manufacturing processes used to fabricate and assemble advanced aerospace structures. Theremarkable performance characteristics of modern aerospace vehicles are, to a largedegree, a result of the high performance materials and manufacturing technology used inboth the airframes and propulsion systems. To obtain continual performance increases,designers are constantly searching for lighter, stronger and more durable materials.Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of the structural materials that are used in aerospacestructures. The next five chapters are then devoted to the important metals, namelyaluminum, magnesium, beryllium, titanium, high strength steels and superalloys.Aluminum alloys (Chapter 2) have been the main airframe material since they startedreplacing wood in the early 1920s. Even though the role of aluminum in future commercial aircraft will probably be somewhat eroded by the increasing use of compositematerials, high strength aluminum alloys are and will remain important airframe materials.