Metals

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When you need quality aerospace metal materials, we like to think that AAA Air Support should be your “go to” choice. AAA Air Support is a manufacturer and stocking distributor of quality raw materials including roll form stringers and aluminum extrusions, as well many other aluminum, steel and titanium products used...

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AS9100D Certified: Ensuring Aerospace Metals Vendor Trust And Reliability

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...

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A Look At Seamless Vs. Welded Tubing

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,...

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Understanding Aerospace Materials: AMS Specifications

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...

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Aircraft Materials Nomenclature: Aircraft Parts Classification

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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Metal Grain Direction: What You Need To Know

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...

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