Generally, aircraft materials are required to be low density, excellent heat resistance and high strength materials. Aluminium alloys are one of the example aircraft materials that are widely used as the aircraft body structure.  The Al7075 are the main materials for the aircraft wings component having a density of 2.81 g/cm3 with ultimate tensile strength (UTS) up to 572MPa. These mechanical properties are the main factors that Al7075 is to be selected for the aircraft materials.    Give different alloys (except aluminium alloys) that are also used as aircraft materials. Discuss 4(FOUR) of their mechanical properties such as Young modulus, yield strength, density, thermal conductivity, hardness, etc. Describe how this alloy behaviour on the plastic deformation that would be occurring if the force or impact exceeded the specific value of

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Generally, aircraft materials are required to be low density, excellent heat resistance and high strength materials. Aluminium alloys are one of the example aircraft materials that are widely used as the aircraft body structure.  The Al7075 are the main materials for the aircraft wings component having a density of 2.81 g/cm3 with ultimate tensile strength (UTS) up to 572MPa. These mechanical properties are the main factors that Al7075 is to be selected for the aircraft materials. 

 

Give different alloys (except aluminium alloys) that are also used as aircraft materials. Discuss 4(FOUR) of their mechanical properties such as Young modulus, yield strength, density, thermal conductivity, hardness, etc. Describe how this alloy behaviour on the plastic deformation that would be occurring if the force or impact exceeded the specific value of 

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