scholarly journals Alloys for Aeronautic Applications: State of the Art and Perspectives

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Gloria ◽  
Roberto Montanari ◽  
Maria Richetta ◽  
Alessandra Varone
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Flight Range ◽  
Ti Alloys ◽  
Engine Components ◽  
New Generation

In recent years, a great effort has been devoted to developing a new generation of materials for aeronautic applications. The driving force behind this effort is the reduction of costs, by extending the service life of aircraft parts (structural and engine components) and increasing fuel efficiency, load capacity and flight range. The present paper examines the most important classes of metallic materials including Al alloys, Ti alloys, Mg alloys, steels, Ni superalloys and metal matrix composites (MMC), with the scope to provide an overview of recent advancements and to highlight current problems and perspectives related to metals for aeronautics.

Materials for a New Generation of Vehicles

1995 ◽  
Vol 393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Grobstein
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
National Initiative ◽  
Engine Components ◽  
New Generation

ABSTRACTThe Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) is a national initiative with three goals: First, to significantly improve national competitiveness in manufacturing; second, to implement commercially viable innovations from ongoing research on conventional vehicles, and third, to develop a vehicle to achieve up to three times the fuel efficiency of today's comparable vehicle (ie, the 1994 Chrysler Concorde, Ford Taurus, and Chevrolet Lumina). Note this vehicle will have the equivalent customer purchase price of today's vehicles adjusted for economics, while meeting the customers' needs for quality, performance, and utility. Eight federal agencies are currently contributing to these goals, as well as the three principal US automobile manufacturers, numerous automotive component suppliers, research laboratories, and universities.Materials research and development is a significant effort within PNGV. The goals in this area include development of lightweight, recyclable materials for structural applications, high strength, long-life, high temperature materials for engine components, improved materials for alternative propulsion and energy storage systems, and cost-effective process technologies and component fabrication methods. Application of advanced materials to automobiles will involve consideration of diverse factors, including weight savings, affordability, recyclability, crashworthiness, repairability, and manufacturability.

scholarly journals Machining of Composites by EDM

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4S4) ◽  
pp. 179-182
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Electrical Discharge Machining ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Conventional Machining ◽  
Unconventional Machining

Metal matrix composites is a new expansion to cutting-edge materials having astounding properties like a weightless, high explicit quality and great consumption obstruction properties. These types of materials are highly desirable industries. Automobile and aerospace industries require materials that have good strength to weight ratio in order to achieve higher fuel efficiency. It is difficult to machine these types of new generation metal matrix composites with conventional machining techniques. For machining these types of composites now a day’s unconventional machining techniques like electrical discharge machining are used. This paper presents review of research work carried out by researchers in EDM on composites. This paper also considers the attribute trends of EDM machining.

scholarly journals A State-of-the-Art Analysis of Obstacle Avoidance Methods from the Perspective of an Agricultural Sprayer UAV’s Operation Scenario

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1069
Author(s):  
Shibbir Ahmed ◽  
Baijing Qiu ◽  
Fiaz Ahmad ◽  
Chun-Wei Kong ◽  
Huang Xin
Keyword(s):  
Collision Avoidance ◽  
Obstacle Avoidance ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Crop Monitoring ◽  
Data Intensive ◽  
Structural Details ◽  
Dynamic Operating ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Over the last decade, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have been broadly utilized in various agricultural fields, such as crop management, crop monitoring, seed sowing, and pesticide spraying. Nonetheless, autonomy is still a crucial limitation faced by the Internet of Things (IoT) UAV systems, especially when used as sprayer UAVs, where data needs to be captured and preprocessed for robust real-time obstacle detection and collision avoidance. Moreover, because of the objective and operational difference between general UAVs and sprayer UAVs, not every obstacle detection and collision avoidance method will be sufficient for sprayer UAVs. In this regard, this article seeks to review the most relevant developments on all correlated branches of the obstacle avoidance scenarios for agricultural sprayer UAVs, including a UAV sprayer’s structural details. Furthermore, the most relevant open challenges for current UAV sprayer solutions are enumerated, thus paving the way for future researchers to define a roadmap for devising new-generation, affordable autonomous sprayer UAV solutions. Agricultural UAV sprayers require data-intensive algorithms for the processing of the images acquired, and expertise in the field of autonomous flight is usually needed. The present study concludes that UAV sprayers are still facing obstacle detection challenges due to their dynamic operating and loading conditions.

Rewiew of Fracture and Fatigue in Ceramic Matrix Composites

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 147-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Birman ◽  
Larry W. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Ceramic Matrix ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Hostile Environments

A review of recent developments and state-of-the-art in research and understanding of damage and fatigue of ceramic matrix composites is presented. Both laminated as well as woven configurations are considered. The work on the effects of high temperature on fracture and fatigue of ceramic matrix composites is emphasized, because these materials are usually designed to operate in hostile environments. Based on a detailed discussion of the mechanisms of failure, the problems that have to be addressed for a successful implementation of ceramic matrix composites in design and practical operational structures are outlined. This review article includes 317 references.

XD™ Titanium Aluminide Composites

1988 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Christodoulou ◽  
P. A. Parrish ◽  
C. R. Crowe
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Aluminide ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Matrix Composition ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
New Generation

AbstractThe advantages of reinforcing metals with ceramic particles to produce metal matrix composites are well known. The behavior of discontinuously reinforced intermetallic compounds, however, has not been extensively studied. Martin Marietta Laboratories has produced a new generation of discontinuously reinforced titanium aluminide composites using a proprietary casting process known as XD™ technology. These new materials possess enhanced properties at room and elevated temperatures and may be cast, extruded, or forged. The effects of matrix composition, reinforcing phase, and thermal mechanical processing on properties have been studied using optical and various electron microscopy and mechanical and physical property measurement techniques to characterize the alloys. To date, most work has been done on a two-phased lamellar Ti-45 a/o Al alloy reinforced with TiB2 ceramic having an equiaxed morphology. Data on temperature dependence of the dynamic Young's modulus, coefficient of thermal expansion, deformation and fracture behavior, and microstructure are presented.

Reuse of polyester-glass laminate waste in polymer composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (107) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
M. Chomiak
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Glass Laminate ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Processing Properties ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose: of this paper is to develop a new generation of polymer composite materials that would ensure the use of residual and serious environmental problems of polyester-glass laminate waste. Design/methodology/approach: The glass reinforced polyester waste was ground and added to produce new composites. Thermoplastic - high impact polystyrene was selected for the composite matrix. Composites containing 10, 20, 30% by weight of the filler of polyester-glass laminate powder were made. The process of extrusion and subsequent injection was used to prepare the test samples. The influence of the filler on selected properties of composites was evaluated. The physical properties of the filler as well as the processing properties of the mixture as well as the mechanical properties - impact strength and tensile strength of the obtained composites were investigated. Findings: A decrease in tensile strength and impact strength was observed along with an increase in the amount of filler. Research limitations/implications: It would be interesting to carry out further analyzes, in particular with a higher volume fraction of the filler or with a different composite structure, e.g. using PVC as a matrix. The developed research topic is a good material for the preparation of publications of a practical and scientific nature, especially useful in the research and industrial environment. Practical implications: The shredded glass-polyester waste can be used as a filler of polystyrene, however, the resulting composite could be used to produce parts with slightly less responsible functions such as artificial jewelery or toy elements. Originality/value: Obtained results are a new solution a global waste management solution for glass reinforced polyester waste, which may contribute to the sustainable development of the composite materials industry through the partial utilization of waste composites with a duroplastic matrix.

Current Progresses of Laser Assisted Machining of Aerospace Materials for Enhancing Tool Life

2013 ◽  
Vol 690-693 ◽  
pp. 3359-3364
Author(s):  
Shou Jin Sun ◽  
Milan Brandt ◽  
John P.T. Mo
Keyword(s):  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tool ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Aerospace Industry ◽  
Cutting Temperature ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Aerospace Materials ◽  
Beam Position ◽  
Laser Assisted Machining

A higher strength and heat resistance are increasingly demanded from the advanced engineering materials with high temperature applications in the aerospace industry. These properties make machining these materials very difficult because of the high cutting forces, cutting temperature and short tool life present. Laser assisted machining uses a laser beam to heat and soften the workpiece locally in front of the cutting tool. The temperature rise at the shear zone reduces the yield strength and work hardening of the workpiece, which make the plastic deformation of the hard-to-machine materials easier during machining. The state-of-the-art, benefits and challenges in laser assisted machining of metallic materials are summarized in this paper, and the improvement of tool life is discussed in relation to laser power, beam position and machining process parameters.

Nutrient alloying elements in biodegradable metals: a review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huafang Li ◽  
Guicai Lin ◽  
Pengyu Wang ◽  
Jinyan Huang ◽  
Cuie Wen
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Alloying Elements ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Secondary Surgery ◽  
Biodegradable Metals ◽  
New Generation

As a new generation of biomedical metallic materials, biodegradable metals have become a hot research topic in recent years because they can completely degrade in the human body, thus preventing secondary surgery, and reducing the pain and economic burden for patients.

Hollow Nanostructures for Application in Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-147
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Structural Modifications ◽  
Hollow Structures ◽  
Hollow Nanostructures ◽  
Feedstock Availability ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Structure Engineering

Hollow nanostructures are nanoscale materials with interior cavities, high volumetric load capacity ratio and high porosity. This new generation structure has gained huge momentum in the field of energy storage and photovoltaics due to such promising physical and chemical features. This chapter highlights contributions of various works where hollow nanostructures of metals and carbonaceous materials had been used in solar cell over the last few years. The harnessing of efficiency with structural modifications in the hollow structures over the years was shown in various works. The effect of structure engineering on the performance of solar cell has been explained in detail where voids in metallic hollow nanostructure enhance light scattering and high charge recombination. Simultaneously, carbonaceous hollow nanostructured materials are considered to be the latest photoelectrode materials and designated to be alternatives for metallic hollow nanostructures counterpart due to their high feedstock availability and fabrication charges.

On the design strategies for SMA-based morphing actuators: state of the art and common practices applied to a fascinating case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (14) ◽  
pp. 2114-2130
Author(s):  
Alessio Suman ◽  
Elettra Fabbri ◽  
Annalisa Fortini ◽  
Mattia Merlin ◽  
Michele Pinelli
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Technological Breakthrough ◽  
Flexible Devices ◽  
Cooling Fan ◽  
Basic Ideas

The request of even more stringent restrictions, regarding efficiency and environmental impact of industrial components, determines an optimized use of primary energy but also entails the design of more lightweight, smart and flexible devices, able to adapt their operation as a function of several different inputs. In this framework, the use of a fascinating class of metallic materials, called Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), could represent a valid support for the designers. The capability of these materials to react to an external stimulus, without continuing to supply energy to external actuators, represents, especially in the aerospace engineering field, a technological breakthrough. The present paper reports the basic ideas and summarizes the important aspects related to the development of SMA-based actuators in relation to the present state of the art. A case study of morphing blades, equipped with embedded SMA strips, for an automotive cooling fan is reported. Finally, some hints, regarding the design process of SMA-based actuators, are proposed.

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