The rapidly-expanding aerospace industry is a prime developer and user of advanced metallic and composite materials in its many products. The remarkable performance characteristics of modern aerospace vehicles are, to a large degree, a result of the high performance materials and manufacturing technology used in both the airframes and propulsion systems. To obtain continual performance increases, designers are constantly searching for lighter, stronger and more durable materials. Most of the non-critical structural material – panelling and aesthetic interiors – now consist of even lighter-weight carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) and honeycomb materials. The book “Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural Materials” will be an important resource for all those involved in aerospace design and construction, materials science and engineering, as well as for metallurgists and those working in related sectors such as the automotive and mass transport industries. It explores aluminium alloys, magnesium, beryllium and titanium alloys. It also deals with polymer matrix composites metal matrix composites and structural assembly. It presents this complex subject in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. This book is a complete source of knowledge on the present status of this important field and it is meant for students who are looking for an elaborate reference on aerospace structural material.

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 

3. Magnesium and Beryllium 

4. Titanium and Titanium Alloys

5. High Strength Steels 

6. Superalloys 

7. Polymer Matrix Composites

8. Adhesive Bonding and Integrally Cocured Structure

9. Metal Matrix Composites 

10. Structural Assembly 

Index

Guillermina Moniz earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Science and Technology, Buenos Aires. She is an Associate Lecturer at Technical Institute, Minas Gerais. Her research interests focus on areas of smart materials and structures, mechanics of nanostructures, finite element analysis; mechanics of composite materials and aerospace engineering. Moniz has authored and edited a number of academic periodicals, journal papers, articles and books in the field of industrial engineering and aerospace engineering. She has also won ˝Excellence in Graduate Education˝ award for her outstanding contribution towards the student community.