Aerospace Materials: Novel Technologies and Practical Applications

Aerospace Materials: Novel Technologies and Practical Applications puts strong emphasis on updating existing knowledge for a wide range of functional and structural materials, contextualizing them for the industrial practice. The volume not only comprehensively covers different classes of materials, it also provides an overview of each material’s mechanical and physical properties, as well as processing and testing. In addition, it offers state-of-the-art guidance on their commercial use in the sector and looks ahead to clarify what’s still needed to adapt traditional and novel materials to ever-changing aerospace technologies and related pressing sustainability challenges.The breadth of technical expertise that this international group of researchers provides proves to be an invaluable asset for users in academia and established professionals alike. Explores an array of materials, focusing on their most technically advanced aerospace applicationsIncludes historical review details on materials’ research and development specifically within the aerospace industrySpotlights a holistic, sustainability-led approach INDICE: Section 1: Background and introduction1. Introduction to aerospace materials2. Aerospace materials: Past, present, and future3. Materials for aerospace structures and enginesSection 2: Processing and testing 4. Mechanical and stability testing of aerospace materials5. Casting of aerospace metals6. Processing and machining of aerospace metals7. Non-destructive inspection and structural health monitoring of aerospace materialsSection 3: Metals for aerospace 8. Aluminum alloys for aircraft structures9. Titanium alloys for aerospace structures and engines10. Magnesium alloys for aerospace structures11. Steels for aircraft structures12. Superalloys for gas turbine engines13. Corrosion of aerospace metalsSection 4: Composites for radiography and satellite technology 14. Manufacturing of fiber polymer composite materials15. Aerospace structures and engines from polymer composites16. Composites for aerospace applications17. Structural behavior of aerospace composites18. Nanocomposites in aerospace structures19. Multilayer magnetic nanostructures20. Radar and radionavigation21. Technology for satellite developmentSection 5: Concerns and missions22. Fracture and damage growth in aerospace composites23. Disposal and recycling of aerospace materials - A sustainable approach24. Space exploration and environmental issues

• ISBN: 978-0-443-22118-7
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 650
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés