Aerospace Materials Handbook

Sam Zhang editor Dongliang Zhao editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:19th Nov '12

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Whether an airplane or a space shuttle, a flying machine requires advanced materials to provide a strong, lightweight body and a powerful engine that functions at high temperature. The Aerospace Materials Handbook examines these materials, covering traditional superalloys as well as more recently developed light alloys. Capturing state-of-the-art developments in materials research for aeronautical and aerospace applications, this book provides a timely reference for both newcomers and veteran researchers in the field.

The chapters address developments in bulk materials, coatings, traditional materials, and new materials. Beginning with an overview of superalloys, including nickel-, nickel–iron-, and cobalt-based superalloys, the text covers machining, laser cladding and alloying, corrosion performance, high-temperature oxidation, thermal spraying, and nanostructured coatings. It also includes four categories of composites used in aerospace: metal matrix, polymer, carbon nanotube-reinforced polymer, and self-healing composites. The text describes preparation, processing, and fatigue of lightweight magnesium alloys, as well as an exciting new class of materials—aerogels.

This book brings readers to the cutting edge of research in materials for aerospace and aeronautics. It provides an entry point into this field and presents details to stimulate future research. This unique, up-to-date resource offers knowledge to enable practitioners to develop faster, more efficient, and more reliable air- and spacecraft.

"The writing is precise, the presentation is pure pedagogy … a very handy book to keep on the book shelf for frequent reference. … The authors can be very proud of a very collectively-written high-profile technical review."
—Hanshen Zhang, PhD, Research Fellow, Stanford University, Cupertino, California

"… very useful. … The flow of chapters and lucidity makes the topic interesting."
—Dr. Suneel Kumar Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

"Much is written which is new to the reviewer and is likely to prove new to the non-specialist reader. … The whole text is admirably supported by over 2,500 references (600 on nano matters alone). This handbook is largely about material properties and processes. It provides a ready source of cutting-edge information suitable for the academic researcher and practitioner alike. Highly recommended."
—Peter C. Gasson, CEng, MIMechE, FRAeS, The Aeronautical Journal, November 2013

ISBN: 9781439873298

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1740g

792 pages