Guia docente 2023_24 Escola de Enxeñaría Aeronáutica e do Espazo

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Lesson 1.- General characteristics of materials used in the aerospace industry	Design requirements, accreditation and certification of evolution two materiais
Lesson 2.- Light alloys: Aluminium alloys. Magensium and Berilium alloys	Aluminium alloys: Processing and heat treatments. Classification. Main aluminium alloys for aerospace applications. Magnesium alloys for aerospace applications. Berilium alloy.Main aerospace applications
Lesson 3.- Ultra high strength steels	High resistance stelels: quench and tempering steels. PH Steels. Stainless steels. UHS steels. Maraging. Steels.
Lesson 4.- Titanium Alloys	Introduction to titanium alloys: physical metallurgy and processsing. Properties of titanium alloys.Aerospace applications. Titanium sponge.
Lesson 5.- Superallloys and special alloys.	Ni and Co based Superalloys. Structural intermetallics: titanium, Ni and Fe alluminides. Shape memory Alloys. Superplastic alloys. Aerospace applications. Metal matrix composites
Lesson 6.- Polymer Matrix Composites	General characteristics. Fibers and Matrix: carbon fibers. Ceramic Fibers (glass, Boron). Organic fibers (aramide, polyethilene), Metallic fibers. Resins (epoxi, poyester, fenolic). Prepregs. Sandwich cores. Thermoplastic matrix. Fibre Metal Laminate (FML) Manufacturing processes. Structural adhesives.
Lesson 7.- Ceramic materials for aerospace	General characteristics. UHT ceramics. Borides, carbides, nitrides. Applications (TBC's, propulsion systems, heatshields). Ceramic matrix composites
Lesson 8.- Materials Selection	Introduction to the material selection process. Ashby method (CES Edupack). Material selection maps.