Metallic Structures Flashcards
When a piece of sheet metal is pulled from each end, the resulting force is
tension
The measure of strength of a metal to resist overall deformation
yield strength
The metal’s ability to resist being pulled apart is called it’s:
tensile strength
The ability of a metal to resist any crushing or excessive compression is called the metal’s:
bearing strength
The ability for a metal’s surface to resist cutting, abrasion or penetration is called:
hardness
The material’s ability to be bent, formed or shaped is called:
malleability
The ability of metal to be drawn into wire stock extrusions, or rods is called the metal’s:
ductility
The material’s tendency to break or shatter when exposed to shock
brittleness
The property which enables a metal to carry heat or electricity
conductivity
The property of metal to expand when heated and shrink when cooled, at a predictable and specific temperature
Coefficient of expansion
The point at which a metal does not return to it’s original shape after a deforming force is removed
Elastic limit
A material’s ability to resist tearing or breaking when it is bent or stretched
toughness
The ability of a metal to be joined by heating and melting
Fusibility
A material’s mass per unit volume
Density
Objects formed by physically working the metal into shape
Wrought
Objects formed by pouring molten metal into molds
Cast
The process of forming metal at an elevated temperature when it is in its annealed state
Hot-working
After hot-working an ingot , the process that must be undertaken to finish it and the reason why
Quenching , since the surface is solid but the core may still be molten
Cold working a metal primarily increases a meta’ls_____
strength
Cold working decreases a metal’s_____
ductility
The 4 common Non-ferrous metals used in aircraft repair
- Aluminium
- Titanium
- Magnesium
- Copper
Aluminum Alloying Agent 1xxx
Aluminium
Aluminum Alloying Agent 2xxx
Copper
Aluminum Alloying Agent 3xxx
Manganese
Aluminum Alloying Agent 4xxx
Silicon
Aluminum Alloying Agent 5xxx
Magnesium
Aluminum Alloying Agent 6xxx
Silicon + Magnesium
Aluminum Alloying Agent 7xxx
Zinc
Second digit in the 4 digit Aluminium identification code represents
Modification done to the metal
Third and fourth digits in the 4 digit Aluminium identification code represents
Percentage of other alloys
The type of aluminum that most aircraft surfaces are made from
Alclad
The composition of Alclad
Core is aluminium alloy, outer surface is pure aluminium
The thickness (in percent) of pure aluminium coating on Alclad sheet metal
5% the thickness of the aluminium alloy sheet
The technical term for Alclad
Clad aluminium
Clad aluminium is used to increase the ______ ______ of an aluminium alloy
corrosion resistance
The process of heating aluminium alloys to allow the alloying element to mix with the base metal is called
Solution heat treatment
Cooling the ingot in a bath is called
Quenching
The term for allowing the alloy to cool at room temperature
Natural Aging
The term for the Lengthening or shortening the aging time to develop hardness and strength
Artificial Aging
The term for Cracking in the metal caused by improper cooling
Thermal shock
What the process of Annealing does to a metal’s structure
relieves internal stress
Heat Treatment Identification: T2
Annealed
Heat Treatment Identification: T
Solution heat treated
Heat Treatment Identification: T5
Artificial (artificailaized)
Heat Treatment Identification: T3
Solution heat treated + strain hardened