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Table 1: Properties of metals and their alloys
| Metal |
Alloy |
\( E \) |
\( G \) |
\( \sigma_y \) |
\( \sigma_{ult} \) |
\( \sigma_{ult}/\rho \) |
\( \epsilon \) |
\( ν \) |
\( \rho \) |
\( L_{ult} \) |
\( \sqrt{E}/\rho \) |
|
|
[\( GPa \)] |
[\( GPa \)] |
[\( MPa \)] |
[\( MPa \)] |
[\(MN \cdot mm^2/kg \)] |
[\( \% \)] |
[\( - \)] |
[\( g/cm^3 \)] |
[\( km \)] |
[\( 10^6 \cdot mm^{7/3} N^{2/3} \)] |
| Steel |
AISI 301 |
193 |
71 |
965 |
1257 |
159 |
40 |
0.3 |
8.00 |
16.2 |
0.72 |
| AISI 4340 |
205 |
80 |
470 |
745 |
|
22 |
0.29 |
7.85 |
|
|
| D6AC |
210 |
84 |
1724 |
1931 |
248 |
7 |
0.21 |
7.87 |
25.0 |
0.76 |
Aluminum
|
AA 2024-T3 |
72 |
27 |
345 |
483 |
174 |
18 |
0.33 |
2.78 |
17.7 |
1.50 |
| AA 7475-T761 |
70
|
27 |
448
|
517 |
184 |
12 |
0.33 |
2.81 |
18.7 |
1.47 |
| Titanium |
Ti6Al-4V (5) |
114 |
44 |
880 |
950 |
214 |
14 |
0.34 |
4.43 |
21.8 |
1.09 |
| Magnesium |
AZ31B-H24 |
45 |
17 |
221 |
290 |
163 |
15 |
0.35 |
1.78 |
16.6 |
2.00 |
Table 2: Properties of various composites
| Material |
Fiber Orientation |
\( E_x \) |
\( E_y \)
|
\( \sigma_{U \> x} \) |
\( \sigma_{U \> y} \)
|
Note |
| \( 0^{\circ} \) |
\( 45^{\circ} \) |
\( 90^{\circ} \) |
[\( kN/mm^2 \)] |
[\( kN/mm^2 \)] |
[\( N/mm^2 \)] |
[\( N/mm^2 \)] |
|
| E-Glass epoxy |
100% |
0% |
0% |
45 |
8 |
1020 |
40 |
Unidirectional |
| 0% |
0% |
100% |
8 |
45 |
40 |
1020 |
Unidirectional |
| 50% |
0% |
50% |
~26 |
~26 |
~530 |
~530 |
Cross-ply |
| 25% |
50% |
25% |
~20 |
~20 |
~325 |
~325 |
Quasi-isotropic |
| High modulus carbon epoxy |
100%
|
0%
|
0%
|
220 |
10 |
760 |
40 |
Unidirectional |
Table 3: Coefficients of thermal expansion for various materials
| Material |
\( \alpha_x \)
|
\( \alpha_y \) |
[\( 1/ ^{\circ} C \)]
|
[\( 1/ ^{\circ} C \)] |
| Titanium Tu-6Al-4V (Grade 5) |
\( 9.2 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
\( 9.2 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
| Aluminum 2024-T3 |
\( 22 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
\( 22 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
| Magnesium AZ31-H24 |
\( 26 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
\( 26 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
| S2-glass epoxy UD-60% |
\( 26.2 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
\( 6.1 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
| Carbon epoxy UD-60% |
\( -0.4 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
\(27 \cdot 10^{-6} \) |
Table 4: Illustration of typical specific material properties (note: \(\gamma = \rho g\))
| Material |
Specific modulus |
Column stability |
Sheet stability |
| \( E/ \gamma \) |
\( \% \) |
\( \sqrt{E}/\gamma \) |
\( \% \) |
\( \sqrt[3] {E} / \gamma \)
|
\( \% \)
|
| Aluminum |
2500 |
108 |
9.5 |
62 |
1.5 |
52 |
| Steel |
2692 |
100 |
5.9 |
100 |
0.8 |
100 |
| Spruce |
2340 |
115 |
22.3 |
26 |
4.7 |
16 |
| Birch |
2538 |
106 |
19.8 |
30 |
3.9 |
19 |
| Bone |
1500 |
179 |
9.0 |
65 |
1.6 |
47 |
| Titanium |
2622 |
103 |
7.8 |
76 |
1.1 |
73 |
| Isotropic carbon composite |
3333 |
81 |
14.9 |
40 |
2.5 |
32 |
| Isotropic E-glass fibre composite |
536 |
50.2 |
4.1 |
116 |
1.1 |
73 |
| Isotropic aramid fibre composite |
1760 |
153 |
11.4 |
52 |
2.1 |
38 |
Table 5: Comparison of composites and aluminum based on relevant strength values
| Material |
Lay-up |
\( E \) |
\( E/ \rho \) |
\( \sigma_{max} \) |
\( \sigma_{max} / \rho \) |
Comment |
|
\( \% 0^{\circ}/ \pm 45^{\circ} / 90^{\circ} \)
|
\( [GPa] \) |
\( [MPa \cdot m^3/kg] \) |
\( [MPa] \) |
\( [MPa \cdot m^3/kg] \) |
|
| CFRP (T800S) |
60 / 30 / 10 |
103 |
64 |
360 |
0.225 |
Tail plane shells |
| CFRP (T800S) |
40 / 50 / 10 |
77 |
48 |
270 |
0.170 |
|
| CFRP ( T800S) |
20 / 70 / 10 |
50 |
31 |
175 |
0.110 |
Fuselage side shell |
| 2xxx Al-alloy |
|
72 |
26 |
440 |
0.160 |
|
| 7xxx Al-alloy |
|
72 |
26 |
565 |
0.205 |
|
| Al-Li alloy |
|
77 |
29 |
515 |
0.195 |
|
Table 6: Comparison of critical cracks lengths of various aerospace alloys
| Alloy |
\( \sigma_{0.2} \) |
\( \sigma_{crit} \) |
\( K_Ic \)
|
\( a_{crit} \) |
|
[\( MPa \) ]
|
[\( MPa \)] |
[\( MPa \sqrt{m} \)]
|
[\( mm \)] |
| 2024-T3 |
360 |
180 |
40 |
15.7 |
| 7075-T6 |
470 |
235 |
27 |
4.2
|
| Ti-6Al-4V |
1020 |
510 |
50 |
3.1 |
| 4340 steel |
1600 |
830 |
58 |
1.55 |
