Someone once said, “Mere time on the planet doesn’t mean you know anything.” Translated to businesses and, in particular, to aerospace distributors of raw materials, that simply means that just because a company’s been around for a while is no guarantee of quality. We understand that when it comes to ordering products...
A Look At Seamless Vs. Welded Tubing Among the many aluminum products used in a variety of industries, tubing has a significant place in the aerospace industry. There are essentially two basic types of tubing produced: seamless tubing and welded tubing. Metal Tubing Production The production processes are somewhat indicated by their name. For example,...
A Brief Look At Aluminum Tube Products For most people, the term “tube” brings to mind a long, cylindrical shaped object. And the round tube shape is typically the configuration of tubing. In the aerospace industry, however, metal tubing can also be square or rectangular. The tube shape, specifications and composition all...
The field of aerospace materials can be said to have begun with the production and sale of the Wright Flyer to the U.S. Army in 1909. At that time, the principal consideration for selecting materials was essentially maximum strength with minimum weight. As other builders and manufacturers joined the budding industry...
The production and designation of aircraft materials and parts is regulated in the United States and most other countries. Strictly speaking, an aircraft part is an item or component that has been approved for installation on a type-certificated aircraft. Aircraft parts are approved within the jurisdictions of the countries where the...
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While many of the products we ship are simply cut to size before being installed or attached, others need to be formed first, often by bending. And this requires a bit of basic knowledge about the internal structure of aluminum and metals in general. The Impact of Grain in Metal Composition Most...
2024-T42 and Natural Age 2024-T42 is a specific temper of 2024 aluminum alloy that is solution treated and naturally aged. As part of the family of 2024 aluminum alloy variants, it is a commonly used and sought after material. 2024 is one of the best known of the high strength aluminum...
Alloy Comparison: 7075-T6 Aluminum VS 7075-T62 Aluminum Both 7075-T6 aluminum and 7075-T62 aluminum are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing. 7075 is part of the 7000 Series of aluminum alloys, which is considered the...
Anyone working with aircraft or aircraft parts is likely quite familiar with aluminum. For the most part, all aircraft are composed of significant quantities of aluminum parts. While composite materials are becoming more and more common, aluminum is still the mainstay of aircraft material. Especially in the older planes. Take...
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