M6 Flashcards
A load that is uniformly distributed over a certain area and also the
per unit of area expressed is PSI
Unit stress or stress
A kind of stress that results in the tending to stretch or lengthen the
material
Tensile Stress
A force that compresses or shortens the material
Compressive Stress
Materials having the nature of metal or containing metals
Metallic materials
Materials containing no metal
Non Metallic Materials
Iron or alloy containing iron
Ferrous Materials
Metal which contain no iron
Non – Ferrous Materials
A load that is uniformly distributed over a certain area and also the force per unit of area expressed is PSI
Unit stress or stress
A kind of stress that results in the tending to stretch or lengthen the material
Tensile stress
A force that compresses or shortens the material
Compressive stress
A force that result of two metal riveted to each other which causes sliding motion or shear
Shearing stress
A force that twist the material.
Torsion Stress
When the stress on the area is a combination of
tensile, compressive, shearing, twisting
Combined stress
When a single stress alone is considered to act
Simple stress
The ratio of a lateral strain to longitudinal unit
strain for a given material
Poisson’s Ratio
The maximum stress that can be applied to a
material without permanent deformation
Yield strength
The stress at which a material in tension,
compression, or shear will fracture
Ultimate strength
The ratio of stress to strain, within the
proportional limit of a material in tension or compression or the amount of deformation.
Modulus of elasticity
Enables a material to resist penetration, wear, or cutting action
Hardness
Ability of a material to withstand forces which tend to deform or the ability of a material to resist stress without breaking
Strength
The selection of materials should be the best compromise between the _____________
to fulfill the requested functions and all cost at the time of aircraft development
Quality of the material
Main restriction of steel is because of
high density >7.85 kg/dm3 (3x
the density of Al)
Application of steel in an aircraft
Between 8 and 16 %(Airbus
320: 9%, Boeing 777: 11%)
Primary advantages of high strength steels
High strength and high
modulus of elasticity
Steel composition
Iron and Carbon
Iron is extracted from
Iron ore > Pig iron( raw
material of steel)
Different kind of steels and are
distinguished by the specific properties
Steel Grades
Weldability is good but hardening is
unspecific and stiffness and ultimate strength is low and has carbon content of
0,05% to 0.5%
Construction steels
Can be hardened and is suitable for
annealing and surface hardening and has carbon content of 0.5% up to 0.8%
Carbon Steels
Letter used for “Structural Steel” accdg to EN 10027 standard
S
Letter used for “Mechanical Engineering Steels” or german word “Einsatzstahl”(case
hardening steel)
E
Alloy steel that is used to sustain high service loads
- Low Alloy Steels( contains
less than 5% of alloying
element and has 0.25% to
08% carbon) - HHT(High strength steel-
Heat Treated) - Low alloy quenching and
tempering steels
Ability of a material to be stretched and go back to its original state or recover
Elasticity
The ability of a metal to be drawn into sections without breaking and can resist deformation in tension
Ductility
The ability of a material that allows it to be
stretched o shaped by beating with a hammer or passing through rollers and can resist
deformation through compression
Malleability
The property of a material that allows it to be
deformed without breaking
Toughness
Ability of a metal to break when deformed or
hammered. It is the resistance to change in the relative position of molecules within the material
Brittleness
Ability of a material that makes it possible for
it to transmit heat or electrical conduction
Conductivity
Ability of a material that enables it to
withstand force over a period of time
Durability
Method that uses diamond tip to get the depth
Rockwell test
Method that uses a steel ball to get the area
Brinell test
Density of metal/alloy in kg/dm
Magnesium, 1.74
- Aluminum, 2.7
- Titanium, 4.5
- Iron (Ferrum), 7.85
Number of metals used in applications in technical fields
70 metals (chemical elements)
Density of heavy weight metals in kg/dm3
Between 7.85 and 9.5
A rigid body in which the constituent particles
are arranged in a repeating pattern.
Crystal
Known as the building block of a crystal
Unit cell
A unit cell that has a total of 9 atoms
Body-Centered-Cubic(BCC)
A unit cell that has a total of 14 atoms
Face-Centered-Cubic(FCC)
Examples are Cu, Au,Ni,Ag,Fe
A unit cell that has a total of 17 atoms.
Hexagonal-Closed-
Packed(HCP)
Examples are Co,Mg,Ti,Zn
Alloy steels that re corrosion resistant, has
anti chafing properties, wear resistance and
eat resistance and these are also stainless steels that is respectively high alloy steels.
- High Alloy Steels(contains
>12% chromium) - CRES( Corrosion Resistant
Steel)
HHT steel that is the common steel alloy
for use in the 180-200 ksi range
4130
HHT steel that has a strength range of 200 ksi up to 280 ksi and commonly used in
260-280 ksi range
4340
HHT steel that is commonly used is
landing gear components and has 240-290 ksi range
300M
A process that increases the yield strength by temperature depending solution of
aluminum atoms within the iron-crystal
Precipitation Hardening(PH)
Small surface damage such as scratches,
nicks, or corrosion
Notch sensitivity
Occurs when low – alloyed steel are
deformed chipless in the cold state
Cold shortness sensitivity
An accidental application of heat such as
mechanical processing/ overheating during
flight
Temperature sensitivity
Any wetting with acidic fluids or
Mordants can lead to
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Applicable for steel components, which
are hardened and have to be softened for mechanical processing, also called the zero
state
Soft Annealing( becomes austenite: soft and ductile:
Serve for structure refinement and
releasing internal stresses in the component
Normalizing and Stress Relief
Annealing
Stainless steels are treated on when
in contact with lightweight alloys and the protection is for the other material not the stainless steel.
Used in aerospace industry because of light weight, high strength, heat resistant, corrosion resistant and has approximately 56% of the density of steal
Titanium
Tensile strength of pure aluminum is
Between 300 and 700 N/m2
When Titanium is exposed to temperature above ____ it must be protected from the atmosphere.
Contact with media which releases hydrogen is dangerous for titanium, especially when heated above ______ because this leads to____
- 450 degrees Celsius
-150 degrees Celsius
- hydrogen embrittlement
Heat resistance of titanium alloy when used in compressor blades
520 degrees Celsius
This metal is three times lighter than steel and has a melting point of 660oC
- Aluminum( Bauxite)
• one pound has more than
twice the electrical
conductivity of copper
Aluminum alloys that has good flowability in the liquid state
Cast Aluminum Alloys
Aluminum alloys that can be formed non-cutting in the cold state, which means the can be drawn, clenched, milled and forged.
Wrought aluminum alloys
The process of increasing the strength of aluminum alloys
Strain Hardening
A process that means to permanently weld metals layers onto a basis material, whilst applying high pressure.
Cladding
Thickness of clad layers
3-5%(sheets with thickness
that exceeds 6mm are not
cladded
Aluminum alloy that undergoes natural aging
2024( solidifies in 3-8 days,
after 8 hrs, 90% of strength is
achieved)
Aluminum alloy that undergoes artificial aging and the temp is about 120-200 degrees Celsius
7075(solidifies in 6-7 hrs)
Quenching interval
5-15 seconds
State of material after quenching
W-State
Carried out in aluminum alloys to bring the material into the minimum state of hardness and strength, whilst achieving the maximum stretch
Soft Annealing(zero state and
done between 400-454oC)