| Preface | 7 |
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| Contents | 9 |
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| Abbreviations | 13 |
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| About the Author | 18 |
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| Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction to Aerospace Applications | 19 |
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| 1.1 Historical Background | 19 |
| 1.2 Novel Design Criteria | 26 |
| 1.3 Aerospace-Related Fields | 32 |
| References | 33 |
| Further Reading | 34 |
| Chapter 2: Gas Turbine Aero-Engines | 35 |
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| 2.1 Introduction | 35 |
| 2.2 Types of Aircraft Engines | 36 |
| 2.3 Compressors | 44 |
| 2.4 Combustors | 46 |
| 2.5 Turbines | 49 |
| 2.6 State of the Art and Future Trends | 51 |
| References | 56 |
| Further Reading | 57 |
| Chapter 3: Alloys for Aircraft Structures | 58 |
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| 3.1 Introduction | 58 |
| 3.2 Aluminum Alloys | 59 |
| 3.2.1 Introduction | 59 |
| 3.2.2 Cast Alloys | 68 |
| 3.2.3 Wrought Alloys | 70 |
| 3.2.3.1 Wrought Non-heat Treatable Alloys | 75 |
| 3.2.3.2 Heat-Treatable Alloys and Designation of Tempers | 77 |
| 3.2.3.3 Precipitation Hardening | 79 |
| 3.2.4 Aluminum-Lithium Alloys | 90 |
| 3.2.5 Aluminum Alloys in Aircraft Structures: Present State and Perspectives | 94 |
| 3.3 Magnesium Alloys | 104 |
| 3.3.1 Introduction | 104 |
| 3.3.2 Aerospace Magnesium Alloys: Metallurgy, Main Designation System, and Tempers | 112 |
| 3.3.3 Magnesium Alloy Processing | 115 |
| 3.3.4 Development of Aerospace Magnesium Alloys | 116 |
| 3.3.5 Current Aerospace Applications | 123 |
| 3.4 Composite Materials | 127 |
| 3.4.1 Introduction | 127 |
| 3.4.2 Fiber-Metal Laminates: Development and Designation | 129 |
| 3.4.3 Main Production Steps and Resulting Characteristics | 130 |
| 3.4.4 Mechanical Properties | 135 |
| 3.4.5 Applications | 139 |
| References | 141 |
| Further Reading | 144 |
| Chapter 4: Titanium and Titanium Alloys | 145 |
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| 4.1 Introduction | 145 |
| 4.2 Physical Metallurgy Aspects | 152 |
| 4.3 Main Groups of the Titanium Alloys | 161 |
| 4.3.1 Conventional Titanium Alloys | 162 |
| 4.3.1.1 ?-Alloys | 162 |
| 4.3.1.2 ? + ? Alloys | 166 |
| 4.3.1.3 Near-? Alloys | 167 |
| 4.3.1.4 ?-Alloys | 169 |
| 4.3.1.5 Thermal Treatments and Properties of Conventional Titanium Alloys | 172 |
| 4.3.2 Advanced Titanium Alloys | 180 |
| 4.4 Titanium Processing Technologies | 185 |
| 4.5 Defects in Titanium Alloys and Diagnostics | 195 |
| 4.6 Main Aerospace Applications of Titanium Alloys | 198 |
| References | 203 |
| Further Reading | 205 |
| Chapter 5: Steels | 206 |
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| 5.1 Introduction | 206 |
| 5.2 Iron and Steel Metallurgical Base Concepts | 208 |
| 5.2.1 Annealing | 208 |
| 5.2.2 Quenching | 209 |
| 5.2.3 Tempering | 212 |
| 5.2.4 Age Hardening | 214 |
| 5.2.5 Steel Designation | 214 |
| 5.3 Standard and Special Production Techniques | 215 |
| 5.3.1 Arc Melting | 216 |
| 5.3.2 Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) | 218 |
| 5.3.3 Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) | 218 |
| 5.3.4 Vacuum Oxygen Decarburization (VOD and VODC) | 222 |
| 5.3.5 Electroslag Remelting (ESR) | 224 |
| 5.3.6 Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) | 227 |
| 5.4 Steels for Aerospace Applications | 231 |
| 5.4.1 Maraging Steels | 231 |
| 5.4.2 AerMet Steels | 241 |
| 5.4.3 Stainless Steels | 245 |
| 5.4.3.1 Austenitic Stainless Steels | 246 |
| 5.4.3.2 Martensitic Stainless Steels | 252 |
| 5.4.3.3 PH Stainless Steels | 260 |
| 5.5 Steel-Based Aerospace Components | 267 |
| 5.5.1 Bearings | 268 |
| 5.5.2 Brake Systems | 269 |
| 5.5.3 Gas Turbine Jet Engine Parts | 273 |
| 5.5.4 Gearboxes | 273 |
| 5.5.5 Undercarriage Applications | 275 |
| 5.5.6 Wings and Engine Pylons | 275 |
| 5.5.7 Aerospace Applications of Steels: An Overview | 276 |
| References | 279 |
| Further Reading | 281 |
| Chapter 6: Superalloys | 282 |
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| 6.1 Introduction | 282 |
| 6.2 Cobalt-Based Superalloys | 289 |
| 6.2.1 Main Constituent Elements and Relevant Strengthening Mechanisms | 297 |
| 6.2.2 Latest Developments of Co Superalloys | 301 |
| 6.3 Iron-Based Superalloys | 304 |
| 6.3.1 Strengthening Mechanisms and Classification of Iron-Based Superalloys | 305 |
| 6.3.2 Alloy 718 and Properties of Iron-Based Superalloys | 312 |
| 6.4 Nickel-Based Superalloys | 314 |
| 6.4.1 Relevant Metallurgical Issues | 326 |
| 6.4.1.1 Solid Phase Interfaces | 329 |
| 6.4.1.2 Dislocations Structure and Dynamics in Ordered Alloys | 333 |
| 6.4.2 Selection Criteria for Alloying Elements in Nickel-Based Superalloys: The ? Matrix | 336 |
| 6.4.3 Selection Criteria for Alloying Elements in Nickel-Based Superalloys: The ?? Precipitates | 346 |
| 6.5 Single-Crystal and Directionally Solidified Superalloys | 358 |
| 6.5.1 Properties of DS and SC Superalloys | 360 |
| 6.5.2 Principles and Technological Aspects of Directional Solidification | 369 |
| 6.6 Heat Treatments | 379 |
| 6.7 Applications of Superalloys in the Aerospace Field | 393 |
| References | 398 |
| Further Reading | 401 |
| Chapter 7: Coatings |
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