M6 V2 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
A force that results two metal riveted to each other which causes sliding motion or shear
Shearing stress
A force that twists the material.
Torsion Stress
The relations between external forces applied to an elastic body and the deformations and internal stresses resulting from those applied forces
Strength of Material
Ability of a material to be stretched and go back to its original state or recover
Elasticity
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
Ability of a material to be stretched and go back to its original state or recover
Elasticity
The property of metal which allows it to be reshaped.
Plasticity
The ability of a metal to be drawn into thinner 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
Number of metals used in applications in technical fields
70 metals (chemical elements)
Density of airframe constructions light weight metals in kg/dm3
Less than 5
On a/c structures, Density of heavy weight metals in kg/dm3
Between 7.85 and 9.5
Method that uses diamond tip to get the depth
Rockwell test
Method that uses a steel ball to get the area
Brinell test
A rigid body in which the constituent particles are arranged in a repeating pattern.
Crystal
Known as the basic 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)
i) 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
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
The base material Iron in its pure form is __.
Very soft, malleable, easy to form and shape
Main restriction of steel is because of
a) high density >7.85 kg/dm3 (3x the density of Al) and susceptibility to corrosion
b) can increase corrosion resistance by adding alloying agents
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)
Letter used for “Structural Steel” according to EN 10027 standard
S
Letter used for “Mechanical Engineering Steels” or german word “Einsatzstahl” (case hardening steel)
E
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, localized stress concentration
Notch Sensitivity
Occurs when low- alloyed steel are deformed chip less in the cold state.
Cold Shortness Sensitivity
An accidental application of heat such as mechanical processing/ overheating during flight, may lead to structural changes and loss of stability
Temperature Sensitivity
Any wetting with acidic fluids or Mordants can lead to
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Heat treated steels may NEVER be welded or heat
straightened or their structure will RESHAPE
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) – after
heat treatment
Serve for structure refinement and releasing internal stresses in the component. Reduces stress and strain before machining
Normalizing and Stress Relief Annealing
High alloy steel, >5%.
Demands resistance to high temp corrosion
Cres 14-4-ph
% chromium-% nickel – precipitation hardening
Increases the yield strength by temperature depending solution
of aluminum atoms within the iron-crystal
PH- precipitation hardening
Stainless steels are treated on when in contact with lightweight alloys and the protection is for the other material not the stainless steel.
Surface protection- sacrificial metal layer
i) Stainless steel- to avoid galvanic corrosion
ii) Non-stainless steel- painting, AL spraying
Used in aerospace industry because of light weight, high strength, heat resistant, corrosion resistant and has approximately 56% of the density of steal
a) Titanium
i) Density 4.5 kg/dm3 450degC
ii)Poor heat conductor
(1) Advantages: low weight, high strength (+alloying agent), high corrosion resistant, low thermal conductivity, good heat resistance (sensitive to hydrogen embrittlement)
(2) Not castable. Can only be welded by inert gas or vacuum
(3) In A/c construction STR rivets air ducts /ENG fan area
Tensile strength of pure aluminum is
Between 80 up to 600 N/mm
Most important titanium alloy in aircraft construction
Ti6Al4V
Most common alloying element of Titanium
Aluminum
When Titanium is exposed to temperature above 450o it must be protected from the atmosphere. Contact with media which releases hydrogen is dangerous for titanium, especially when heated above 150oC because this leads to
Hydrogen Embrittlement.
Heat resistance of titanium alloy when used in compressor blades
520 degrees Celcius
This metal is three times lighter than steel and has a melting point of 660degC
a) Aluminum 2.7 kg/dm3 660degC
b) one pound has more than twice the electrical conductivity of
copper
c) pure form high resistance but soft, if hardend resistance decrease
Good resistance against external damage
Non-hardenable AL Alloy
The strength depends on the alloy content and can be increased by_.
Strain Hardening
Can be heat treated to increase strength
Hardenable AL Alloy
A process that means to permanently weld metals layers onto a basis material, whilst applying high pressure. For corrosion protection
Cladding
i) Clad thin layer of pure aluminum
ii) ALCLAD / CLAD
Thickness of clad layers
3-5%(sheets with thickness that exceeds 6mm are not catalyst, which 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
120-200oC
7075(solidifies in 6-7 hrs)
Quenching interval
a) 5-15 seconds
i) Water bath 20 to 38 deg C
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
a) Soft Annealing(zero state and done between 400-454oC)
b) After soft annealing aluminum MAY NOT BE QUENCHED
AlCuMg-alloy in a soft annealed temper which is the 0-state
2024-0
AlCuMg-alloy in a hardened temper, and is solution annealed, quenched, strain hardened and naturally aged
2024-T3
AlZnCuMg-alloy in a hardened temper, and is solution annealed, quenched, and artificially aged
7075-T6
A layered composite material that is a member of a family of materials called FML. An is an optimized FML for aircraft and consist of alternating layers of aluminum and glass fibre prepreg layers
a) GLass Aluminum REinforced Laminate
i) Used on fuselage skin structures on A380, aircraft cargo bay floors and liners, aircraft cargo explosive resistant containers
Materials that consist of thin layers of metal sheet and unidirectional fibre layers embedded in an adhesive system
Fibre Metal Laminate(FML)
Thermoset is
Irreversible
Thermoplastic is
reversible by application of heat
Term used to describe two or more materials that are combined to form a much stronger structure than either material itself and is used mainly to reduce weight
a) Composite
i) ADVANTAGES
(1) To reduce weight
(2) High strength to weight ratio
(3) Reduction of parts and fastener
(4) Reduction of wear
(5) Corrosion resistance
ii) DISADVANTAGES
(1) Expensive
(2) Not easy to repair
(3) Hazardous
Longest thread with marking
Warp
Fibers that are already impregnated with resin in the production process and then cooled down very fast which start to cure when heat is applied.
Prepreg/ Pre-impregnated Fibres
Used to connect GFRP (resin – resin connection
Standard – Prepreg
Used to connect GFRP laminates with honeycombs or sheet metal parts
Bonding – Prepregs
Percentage of resin in and “Elitrex”
Prepreg
i) Standard
ii) Bonding
Resin content
i) Standard - 38%
ii) Bonding - 50%
During the curing process in an autoclave or in a heating press, 18-
20% of resin is pressed out
Resinflux
The third component of a composite structure
a) Core Material
i) Foam- filler material
ii) Honeycomb- excellent strength to weight ratio
A process which the bonding of honeycomb is done one at a time
Corrugation process
A process which the bonding of honeycomb is done with all materials bonded simultaneously
Expansion process
Layers that build up a monolithic wall
5 layers