Course Content

Material selection for lightweight structures – Aeronautical materials – Aluminum – Aluminum alloys (effect of alloying elements on the mechanical behavior, intermetallic phases, hardening mechanisms of the microstructure, codification of aluminum alloys, technological and mechanical properties) – Technological processes and forming processes of the aeronautical aluminum alloys – Steels – Titanium alloys – Nickel alloys – Polymeric composite materials – Metallic composite materials – Fibers and fabrics – Forming processes of composite aeronautical materials – Ceramic materials.

Learning Outcomes

The students attending this course gain the basic knowledge concerning the material selection for potential use in Aeronautic structures, through the assessment of design criteria as well as the candidate material properties.

In this frame, metallic, polymers, plastics, composite materials as well as ceramic materials are analyzed on the basis of their structure, their properties and their manufacturing. Moreover, the basic problems that Aeronautical materials face, namely the Corrosion and the Fatigue, are well discussed and studied. Finally, the current research trends are presented.