Usage of Titanium Alloys in Airframes: Current Situation and Future

2011-36-0248

10/04/2011

Event
SAE Brasil 2011 Congress and Exhibit
Authors Abstract
Content
Titanium alloys are classified into four main groups: commercial purity alloys, alpha, beta and alpha-beta. In the manufacture of aircraft structures, including the new Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 that will have large amounts of titanium in its structure, the Ti 6Al4V is responsible for the vast majority of applications and the beta alloys used in components and in particular military aircraft. This paper will present the reasons why the current situation and future prospects are not much different in the types of alloys, but advances in the manufacturing process (including metallurgical processes of titanium alloys and manufacturing of finished parts) can expand the use of alloys titanium aircraft structures in future
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-36-0248
Pages
9
Citation
de Lucca Gasperetti, L., "Usage of Titanium Alloys in Airframes: Current Situation and Future," SAE Technical Paper 2011-36-0248, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-36-0248.
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Published
Oct 4, 2011
Product Code
2011-36-0248
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English