Aerospace Materials and Material Technologies, 1st ed. 2017 Volume 1: Aerospace Materials Indian Institute of Metals Series

This book is a comprehensive compilation of chapters on materials (both established and evolving) and material technologies that are important for aerospace systems. It considers aerospace materials in three Parts. Part I covers  Metallic Materials (Mg, Al, Al-Li, Ti, aero steels, Ni, intermetallics, bronzes and Nb alloys); Part II deals with Composites (GLARE, PMCs, CMCs and Carbon based CMCs); and Part III considers Special Materials. This compilation has ensured that no important aerospace material system is ignored. Emphasis is laid in each chapter on the underlying scientific principles as well as basic and fundamental mechanisms leading to processing, characterization, property evaluation and applications. This book will be useful to students, researchers and professionals working in the domain of aerospace materials.

Part – I  METALLIC MATERIALS.- Chapter 1: Magnesium Alloys.- Chapter 2: Aluminium Alloys for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 3: Aluminium – Lithium Alloys.- Chapter 4: Titanium Sponge Production and Processing for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 5: Titanium Alloys: Part A - Physical Metallurgy and Processing.- Chapter 6: Titanium Alloys: Part B – Alloy Development, Properties and Applications.- Chapter 7: Aero Steels: Part A - Low Alloy Steels.- Chapter 8: Aero Steels: Part B – High Alloy Steels.- Chapter 9: Nickel-based Superalloys.- Chapter 10: Structural Intermetallics.- Chapter 11: Bronzes for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 12: Niobium and Other High Temperature Refractory Metals for Aerospace Applications.- Part – II COMPOSITES.- Chapter 13: GLARE®: A Versatile Fibre Metal Laminate (FML) Concept.- Chapter 14: Carbon Fibre Polymer Matrix Structural Composites.- Chapter 15: C/C and C/SiC Composites for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 16: Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 17: Nanocomposites Potential for Aero Applications.- Part – III SPECIAL MATERIALS.- Chapter 18    Monolithic Ceramics for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 19: Nano-Enabled Multi-functional Materials for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 20: MAX PHASES: New Class of Carbides & Nitrides for Aerospace Structural Applications.- Chapter 21: Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 22: Detonation Sprayed Coatings for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 23: Piezoceramic Materials and Devices for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 24: Stealth Materials and Technology for Airborne Systems.- Chapter 25: Paints for Aerospace Applications.- Chapter 26: Elastomers and Adhesives for Aerospace Applications.

Dr. N. Eswara Prasad, FIE,FAPAS,FIIM, a B.Tech. (1985) and a Ph.D. (1993) in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India, is an innovative and creative researcher and technologist. He is currently serving as Director, Defense Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), DRDO at Kanpur, India.He has made significant and outstanding contributions to the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)ce;"> in the last 30 years in the fields of design, materials development and characterization, and airworthiness certified production of many advanced aerospace, aeronautical and naval materials and components. The extensive research work conducted  by him has resulted in the development and certified production of  (i) Al & Al-Li alloys for LCA, LCH  and  Indian Space Programme, (ii) Aero Steels, including Maraging and PH Steels for Indian Missile Programmes, (iii)  High strength and high temperature Ti Alloys, including -Ti alloys for LCA’s slat tracks and landing gear, (iv) Advanced  Ultrahigh Temperature materials - Mo & Ti Intermetallics, Monolithic Ceramics (Structural Alumina, Graphite and SiC), Carbon, Silica and SiC based Continuous Fibre-reinforced, Ceramic-matrix Composites (CFCCs) for cutting edge components, systems and technologies. Application of these materials in DRDO has been complemented by him by extensive fundamental research on tensile deformation, fatigue and fracture, correlations between chemical composition-processing-microstructure-texture-deformation, leading to first time scientific explanations on Property Anisotropy. In the last 6 years, Dr. Prasad has been instrumental in the concurrent development and production of several airworthiness certified materials and components of Aero and Naval steels, Al alloys, Ni-base Superalloys, Ti sponge and Special Ti alloys for Indian Defense, Indian Air