Aircraft Materials, Processes, & Hardware |
Aircraft Metals |
Properties of Metals |
Hardness |
Strength |
Density |
Malleability |
Ductility |
Elasticity |
Toughness |
Brittleness |
Fusibility |
Conductivity |
Thermal Expansion |
Ferrous Aircraft Metals |
Iron |
Steel and Steel Alloys |
Types, Characteristics, and Uses of Alloyed Steels 5-4 |
Electrochemical Test 5-5 |
Nonferrous Aircraft Metals 5-5 |
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 5-6 |
Wrought Aluminum 5-7 |
Effect of Alloying Element 5-8 |
Hardness Identification 5-8 |
Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys |
Titanium and Titanium Alloys 5-9 |
Copper and Copper Alloys 5-11 |
Nickel and Nickel Alloys 5-12 |
Substitution of Aircraft Metals 5-12 |
Metalworking Processes 5-12 |
Hot Working 5-12 |
Internal Structure of Metals 5-14 |
Heat-Treating Equipment 5-15 |
Soaking 5-17 |
Cooling 5-17 |
Quenching Media 5-17 |
Quenching Equipment 5-19 |
Heat Treatment of Ferrous Metals 5-19 |
Behavior of Steel During Heating and Cooling 5-19 |
Hardening 5-20 |
Hardening Precautions 5-20 |
Tempering 5-21 |
Annealing 5-21 |
Normalizing 5-21 |
Casehardening 5-21 |
Heat Treatment of Nonferrous Metals 5-22 |
Aluminum Alloys |
Alclad Aluminum 5-23 |
Solution Heat Treatment 5-23 |
Straightening After Solution Heat Treatment 5-24 |
Precipitation Heat Treating 5-24 |
Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Rivets 5-26 |
Heat Treatment of Magnesium Alloys 5-26 |
Heat Treatment of Titanium 5-27 |
Hardness Testing 5-28 |
Forging 5-30 |
Casting 5-30 |
Extruding 5-31 |
Cold Working/Hardening 5-31 |
Nonmetallic Aircraft Materials 5-31 |
Plastics |
Transparent Plastics |
Composite Materials |
Advantages/Disadvantages of Composites 5-33 |
Composite Safety 5-33 |
Fiber Reinforced Materials 5-33 |
Laminated Structures 5-34 |
Reinforced Plastic 5-34 |
Rubber 5-35 |
Natural Rubber 5-35 |
Synthetic Rubber 5-35 |
Shock Absorber Cord 5-36 |
Seals 5-36 |
Packings 5-36 |
O-Ring Packings 5-36 |
Backup Rings 5-37 |
V-Ring Packings |
U-Ring Packings |
Gaskets |
Wipers |
Sealing Compounds |
One Part Sealants |
Two Part Sealants 5-39 |
Aircraft Hardware 5-39 |
Identification 5-39 |
Threaded Fasteners 5-39 |
Classification of Threads 5-40 |
Aircraft Bolts 5-41 |
General Purpose Bolts 5-41 |
Close Tolerance Bolts 5-41 |
Identification and Coding 5-41 |
Special-Purpose Bolts 5-43 |
Aircraft Nuts |
Aircraft Washers 5-50 |
Installation of Nuts, Washers, and Bolts 5-51 |
Aircraft Rivets 5-54 |
Standards and Specifications 5-56 |
Solid Shank Rivets 5-56 |
Blind Rivets 5-60 |
Rivet Identification 5-64 |
Special Shear and Bearing Load Fasteners 5-66 |
Screws 5-70 |
Riveted and Rivetless Nutplates 5-71 |
Hole Repair and Hole Repair Hardware 5-74 |
Safetying Methods 5-79 |
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