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Aerospace materials
Materials used for aerospace purposes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aerospace materials are materials, frequently metal alloys, that have either been developed for, or have come to prominence through their use for aerospace purposes.
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These uses often require exceptional performance, strength or heat resistance, even at the cost of considerable expense in their production or machining. Others are chosen for their long-term reliability in this safety-conscious field, particularly for their resistance to fatigue.
The field of materials engineering is an important one within aerospace engineering. Its practice is defined by the international standards bodies[1] who maintain standards for the materials and processes involved.[2] Engineers in this field may often have studied for degrees or post-graduate qualifications in it as a speciality.[3]