AMT- Materials Flashcards
Critical Temperature
The temperature in which metal structure cannot carry the service load it was designed to do due to softening from critical temperature.
Hot working
Metal is worked above critical temperature
Cold working
Metal is worked below critical temperature
Rolling
Can be hot or cold working process. Metal is compressed between rollers.
Forging
Metal is shaped by pressing, dropping, hammering at above critical temperature
Extruding
Hot or cold process. Metal is forced through a die to create seamless superior product.
Casting
Liquid state metals poured in mold to form shape. Widely used for parts such as turbine blades.
Why is cold rolling preferred over hot rolling
Cold rolling makes the metal stronger due to work hardening
Why does cold working provide a more accurate finish and dimensions
No thermal expansion
What must be done to cold worked metal for further forming?
Annealing. Work hardening occurs when cold worked which makes the metal hard and brittle. Annealing relives the stresses and softens the metal so it can be worked further.
What metals can be extruded?
Lead, tin, aluminum, alloys, copper, titanium, molybdenum, vanadium, steel
What is an advantage of cold extruding?
No oxidation, good surface finish and mechanical properties
What is a non-ferrous metal?
A metal that does not contain iron (Fe)
What is an alloy?
A mixture of metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements that adhere to certain desired properties
What advantages come from allowing aluminum?
Aluminum can exceed mechanical properties of some steel. Strength increased.
Advantage of alloying molecular-wise
Stops dislocations of molecules from spreading. Resist deformation.
Identify: AA 1140-H14
AA- Aluminum Association
1-Commercially pure Aluminum
1- Alloy mod once
40- 40 points above 99% pure (99.4%)
H1-Alloy hardened by working
4- Worked to harden to one half of potential
Temper designations
O
Annealed
Temper designations
H1
Strain hardened by cold working
Temper designations
H12
Strain hardened by cold working
2 indicates 1/4 hardness
Temper designations
H14
Strain hardened by cold working
4 indicates 1/2 hardness
Temper designations
H18
Strain hardened by cold working
8 indicates full hardness
Temper designations
H19
Strain hardened by cold working
9 indicates extra hard
Temper designations
H2
Strain hardened by cold working and partially annealed
Temper designations
H3
Strain hardened and stabilized
Heat treatment
O
Annealed
Heat treatment
F
As fabricated
Heat treatment
T
Heat treatable alloy
Heat treatment
T3
Solution Heat treated and strain hardened
Heat treatment
T36
Solution Heat treated and strain hardened
6= amount strain hardening, reduction of 6%
Heat treatment
T4
Solution Heat treated and room temp aging
Heat treatment
T6
Solution Heat treated and artificial aging
Aluminum Alloying Elements
1xxx
Aluminum (99% pure)
Aluminum Alloying Elements
2xxx
Copper
Aluminum Alloying Elements
3xxx
Manganese
Aluminum Alloying Elements
4xxx
Silicon
Aluminum Alloying Elements
5xxx
Magnesium
Aluminum Alloying Elements
6xxx
Magnesium and silicon
Aluminum Alloying Elements
7xxx
Zinc
Aluminum Alloying Elements
8xxx
Other Elements
Identify AA 2024-T3
AA- Aluminum association
2- copper
0- no mods
24- 24th alloy in the family
T- heat treated
3- solution Heat treated and strain hardened
Solution Heat treatment
Heating of an alloy to a temperature at which a particular constituent will enter into solid solution followed by cooling at a rate fast enough to prevent the dissolved constituent from precipitating
Precipitation heat treatment
A treatment involving the heating or aging of an alloy at elevated temperature to cause a constituent to precipitate from solid solution. To separate
Purpose of heat treating
Used to alter physical/chemical properties of a material and achieve desired results such as hardening or softening.
Annealing
Heating to just above critical point, soaking in that temp then cooling slowly.
Natural aging
Cooling at room temp/air temp
An alloyed aluminum that has a thing pure aluminum layer mechanically attached that provides corrosion protection. Layer has a thickness of 5% total thickness on each side.
ALCLAD
How does the pure aluminum on ALCLAD prevent corrosion
Oxide layer forms on pure aluminum. Aluminum oxide is impervious (non-porous) to water, protects alloy. The alloy itself would not do this as the copper, zinc etc. would react with aluminum in presence of water.
Why is magnesium a useful alloy/metal for Aircraft materials?
Magnesium weighs two thirds that of aluminum. Hexagonal unit shaoe makes toughness a property.
Disadvantage of magnesium?
Burns/ignites, hard to extinguish.
Advantages of titanium
High strength to weight ratio Resistant to stress cracking Low coefficient thermal expansion Resistant to most corrosive substances Short term, extreme heat properties ideal for use in aircraft firewalls
Bright white Starbursts at end of stream would indicate which metal?
Titanium
Why is copper limited in its uses for structural material
Limited because of its weight.
This metal is used for spark plug gaskets due to its electrical conductivity
Copper
What is composed in bronze
Copper (75-90%) and tin( 10-25%)
What is composed in brass
Copper (55-70%) and zinc (30-45%)
What is brass commonly used for in aircraft?
Bearing metal and seal applications
Describe sintered metals and an advantage of sintered brass and bronze.
Sintering: objects created from metal powders held in molds, pressed then heated BELOW melting point.
Brass and bronze used as bushings that self lubricate due to oil retention of sintered form
Galling
Rubbing or mating of surfaces. Transfer of material between metallic surfaces via heat from motion. Metal gets hot it welds and the surface metal is destroyed.
Brinelling
Caused by excessive impact. Permanent indentation of hard surface
Spalling
Chipped away portion of hardened surface
Fretting
Corrosion due to vibration and slip in contact areas between materials
What are the 4 nickel alloys used in aviation?
Monel
K-Monel
Inconel
CRES (Corrosive Resistant Steel)
Monel
Nickel with 31.5% COPPER alloyed
Used in lockwire
High temp environment
K-Monel
Nickel alloy with small amount of aluminum
Preferred choice for landing gear components
Toughness and corrosive resistant
High fatigue strength
High UTS levels with proper hardening
Inconel
Nickel with 7.2% IRON and 15.8% CHROMIUM
Lockwire
CRES (Corrosive Resistant Steel)
High iron content but included as nickel alloy
Austenitic CRES used for hardwire and lockwire
Fasteners prone to galling
Ferrous metals
Metals with iron in them (Fe)
How is iron ore reduce to iron metal?
What is the reduction process called?
Mixing ore with limestone and coke (pure carbon) and heating.
Carbon combines with oxygen forming superheated Co (carbon monoxide). Removes oxygen from iron ore.
Limestone melts and absorbs impurities from iron (flux)
Reduction process called SMELTING
What is pig iron
High carbon form of iron that is brittle and useless. Results after smelting.
How is steel made from pigs of iron?
Carbon is burned out of the metal then quantities of other elements are added into purified iron. Steel then poured into ingots.
SAE
Society Automotive Engineers
AISI
American Iron and Steel Institute
10xx-13xx are what type of steel groups?
Plain carbon steels
Identify
SAE 1020
SAE- Society Automotive Engineers
1- plain carbon steel
0- nothing added besides carbon
20- 20 points or 0.2% carbon added
Identify
SAE 1130
SAE- Society Automotive Engineers
1- plain carbon steel
1- Sulphur added, free machining steel
30 -30 points carbon 0.3%
Percentage of carbon in LOW carbon steels
0.10% to 0.30%
Percentage of carbon in MED carbon steels
0.30% to 0.50%
Percentage of carbon in HIGH carbon steels
0.50% to 1.05%
Steel alloys
1xxx
Plain carbon steel-low
Steel alloys
2xxx
Nickel
Steel alloys
3xxx
Nickel chromium
Steel alloys
4xxx
Molybdenum
Steel alloys
5xxx
Chromium
Steel alloys
6xxx
Chromium vanadium
Steel alloys
8xxx
Nickel, chromium, molybdenum
Steel alloys
11xx
Sulfur mod
Steel alloys
12xx
Sulfur and phosphorus mod
Steel alloys
13xx
Sulfur, phosphorus and manganese mod
Identify
SAE 2330
SAE- Society Automotive Engineers
2-nickel major alloy element
3- approx percentage of nickel
30- carbon points 0.3%
In 4130, what does the “1” stand for
4= Molybdenum family
1=Percentage of chromium
Hardness
Ability of metal to resist abrasion, penetration, permanent distortion
When quenching what should you do when submerging metal in substance?
Agitate it, so you reduce boundary layer from insulating and resulting uneven temperatures
Quenching
Results change in microstructure, gives tool high hardness and brittleness
Purpose of tempering
Trade brittleness for plasticity
Normalizing
Carried out by heating to above critical temperature then cooled at room temperature
Casehardening
Hardness process where the outer shell of metal goes through a chemical reaction to harden and become stronger around the core.
Carburizing
Carbon used as hardening agent in casehardening
Nitriding
Raising temperature to 900⁰-1150⁰ F then introducing ammonia gas (NH3) Gas decomposes into nitrogen gas.
Nitrogen infuses and reacts with elements in metal to form nitrites which harden the surface. Creates a 0.060 layer. Copper used on areas not to be nitrided
Babbit
Mixture of soft metals (lead, aluminum, copper) with metals (zinc, cadmium) resulting a metal alloy capable of long life. Used as bearings due to resistance of galling.
_____ is the #1 issue in aircraft design
Weight
Why are aircraft structures easily damaged?
Because they are lightweight
Primary structure
Portion of an airplane that would seriously endanger its safety if it failed.
Examples of primary structures
Wing spars, wing, fuselage skins, control surfaces, engine mounts
Secondary structures
Structure not critical to flight and ground safety.
Examples of secondary structures
Cowlings, fairings, interior furnishing, unpressurized windows, stringers
What type of fuselage construction is this
Truss