A Review on use of Aluminium Alloys in Aircraft Components

Yashpal*, C. S. Jawalkar **, Suman Kant***
* Research Scholar, Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, India.
**-*** Assistant Professor, Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, India.
Periodicity:October - December'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.3.3.3673

Abstract

In aerospace applications, materials with high strength to weight ratios along with properties such as excellent corrosion resistance, light weight, creep resistance and high thermal strength are needed. Also cost parameters need to be considered without compromising with quality. In accordance with the properties required; aluminium, titanium, magnesium, nickel and their alloys are mostly used in aerospace industries for making most of its sub components. In this paper, a detailed review has been presented on Al based alloy used in making aircraft structures and components. The characteristics of metallic components for aircraft seats are discussed. It has been found that, the aluminum alloys are the major contributors for aircraft components. The aluminium alloys (2xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx and 8xxx) are found to be the prominent ones. Among these, the 8xxx series is widely used due to its low density.

Keywords

Materials, Aluminium, Creep Resistance, Corrosion Resistance, Alloys.

How to Cite this Article?

Yashpal., Jawalkar, C. S., and Kant, S. (2015). A Review on use of Aluminium Alloys in Aircraft Components. i-manager’s Journal on Material Science, 3(3), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.26634/jms.3.3.3673

References

[1]. A. Heinz, A. Haszler, C. Keidel, S. Moldenhauer, R. Benedictus and W.S. Miller, (2000). “Recent development in aluminium alloys for aerospace applications”, Materials Science and Engineering, pp. 102–107.
[2]. E. A. Starke, Jr and J. T. Staley, (1996). “Applications of modern aluminium alloys to aircraft”, Prog. Aerospace Sci., Vol. 32, pp. 131-172.
[3]. J.P. Immarigeon, R. T. Holt, A. K. Koul, L. Zhao, W. Wallace and C. Beddoes, (1995). “Lightweight materials for aircraft applications”, Materials Characterization, Vol. 35, pp. 41-67.
[4]. B. Vermeulen and M.J.L. Van Tooren, (2004). “Design case study for a comparative performance analysis of aerospace materials”, Materials and Design, Vol. 27, pp.10–20.
[5]. A. Mourtiz, (2012). Introduction to Aerospace Engineering, Cambridge, Woodhead publishing, 39.
[6]. E.O. Ezugwu, J.Bonney and Y. Yamane, (2003). “An overview of the machinability of aeroengine alloys”, Journal of Material Processing Technology, Vol. 134, pp. 233-253.
[7]. Sp.G. Pantelakis and N.D. Alexopoulos, (2008). “Assesment of the ability of conventional and advanced wrought aluminium alloys for mechanical performance in light-weight applications”, Materials and Design, Vol. 29, pp. 80–91.
[8]. Sp. Pantelakis, An. Kyrsanidi, E. El-Magd, J. Dunnwald, Y. Barbaux and G. Pons, (1999). “Creep resistance of aluminium alloys for the next generation supersonic civil transport aircrafts”, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 31, pp. 31-39.
[9]. Manabu Nakai and Takehiko Eto, (2000). “New aspects of high strength aluminium alloys for aerospace applications”, Materials Science and Engineering, pp. 62–68.
[10]. Tolga Dursun and Costas Soutis, (2014). “Recent developments in advanced aircraft aluminium alloys”, Materials and Design, Vol. 56, pp. 862-871.
[11]. P. E. Magnusen, R.J. Bucci, A.J. Hinkle, J.R. Brockenbrough and H.J. Konish, (1997). “Analysis and prediction of microstructural effects on long-term fatigue performance of aluminium aerospace alloy”, Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 19, pp. 275–S283.
[12]. Frank Czerwinsk, (2014). “Controlling the ignition and flammability of magnesium for aerospace applications”, Corrosion Science, Vol. 86, pp. 1-16.
[13]. Ali Merati and Graeme Eastaugh, (2007). “Determination of fatigue related discontinuity state of 7000 series of aerospace aluminium alloys”, Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 14, pp. 673-685.
[14]. James C. Williams and Edgar A. Starke, Jr., (2003). “Progress in structural materials for aerospace systems”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 51, pp. 5775–5799.
[15]. J. Staley, D. Lege, (1993). “Advances in aluminium alloy products for structural applications in transportation”, Journal De Physique IV, pp. 179-190.
[16]. Ahmed K. Noor, Samuel L. Venneri, Donald B. Paul and Mark A. Hopkins, (2000). “Structures technology for future aerospace systems”, Computers and Structures, Vol. 74, pp. 507-519.
[17]. Cindie Giummarra, Bruce Thomas and Roberto J. Rioja, (2007). “New aluminium lithium alloys for aerospace applications”, Proceedings of the Light Metal Technology Conference.
[18]. Zainul Huda and Prasetyo Edi, (2013). “Materials selection in design of structures and engines of supersonic aircrafts: A review”, Materials and Design, Vol. 46, pp. 552- 560.
[19]. RC Dorward and TR Pritchett, (1988). “Advanced aluminium alloys for aircraft and aerospace applications”, Materials and Design, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 63-69.
If you have access to this article please login to view the article or kindly login to purchase the article

Purchase Instant Access

Single Article

North Americas,UK,
Middle East,Europe
India Rest of world
USD EUR INR USD-ROW
Online 15 15

Options for accessing this content:
  • If you would like institutional access to this content, please recommend the title to your librarian.
    Library Recommendation Form
  • If you already have i-manager's user account: Login above and proceed to purchase the article.
  • New Users: Please register, then proceed to purchase the article.