Library Guides: Aviation Technician: Materials and Composites

Resources

Aircraft Materials and Analysis by Tariq Siddiqui
Call Number: Stoney Creek STACKS TL698 .S53 2015

Publication Date: 2014
ASM Handbook, Multiple Volumes by Stephen Cramer
Publication Date: 2000

Multiple volumes available ONLY as reference books (In library use only)
High Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion of Metals by David John Young
Call Number: Fennell STACKS TA462 .Y68 2008

Publication Date: 2008
Aircraft Sheet Metal Work by Clarence LeMaster
Call Number: Stoney Creek STACKS TL671.2 .L46 2015

Publication Date: 2015

Composite Materials
A playlist of 3 videos detailing the construction of Rutan Long EZ homebuilt aircraft.
Product Design: Why Materials Matter (Video Duration 21 minutes)
Emphasizing the importance of a product's material makeup, this program considers innovations in the use of materials. It features a case study showing how one company chooses materials to suit specific design needs.
Composite Materials in Boeing Airplanes (Video Duration 56 minutes)
A video describing material choices in Boeing jets.
Composites in Aviation (Video Duration 6 minutes)
A short video discussing how composites play a major role in the construction of modern aircraft.

AAAS Science
Peer-reviewed academic journal. Covers a full range of scientific disciplines including science-related news, original scientific research and reviews and opinions on science policy.
Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary research database. Covers the subjects of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics and psychology. Includes peer-reviewed, full-text articles and videos from the Associated Press.

Featured Resource

Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites by I. M. Low
Publication Date: 2014

This book reviews the types and processing of CMCs, covering processing, properties, and applications. Chapters discuss nanoceramic matric composites, silicon carbide-containing alumina nanocomposites, and advances in manufacture by various infiltration techniques including heat treatments and spark plasma sintering ions.