MODULE 6. MATERIALS AND HARDWARE Level B1 6.1 Aircraft Material Ferrous #a$%&ara'teri(ti'() *ro*ertie( an+ i+enti,i'ation o, 'o--on allo.

. (teel( u(e+ in air'ra,t/ Heat treat-ent an+ a**li'ation o, allo. (teel(/ #0$ Te(tin1 o, ,errou( -aterial( ,or &ar+ne(() ten(ile (tren1t&) ,ati1ue (tren1t& An+ i-*a't re(i(tan'e. 6." Aircraft Material Non-Ferrous #a$ %&ara'teri(ti'() *ro*ertie( an+ i+enti,i'ation o, 'o--on non2,errou( -aterial( u(e+ in air'ra,t/ Heat treat-ent an+ a**li'ation o, non2,errou( -aterial(/ #0$ Te(tin1 o, non2,errou( -aterial ,or &ar+ne(() ten(ile (tren1t&) ,ati1ue (tren1t& an+ i-*a't re(i(tan'e. 6.4 Aircraft Materials Composite and Non-Metallic 6.4.1 Composite and non-metallic other than wood and fabric #a$ %&ara'teri(ti'() *ro*ertie( an+ i+enti,i'ation o, 'o--on 'o-*o(ite an+ non2 -etalli' -aterial() ot&er t&an oo+) u(e+ in air'ra,t/ Sealant an+ 0on+in1 a1ent(. #0$ T&e +ete'tion o, +e,e't(5+eterioration in 'o-*o(ite an+ non2-etalli' -aterial Re*air o, 'o-*o(ite an+ non2-etalli' -aterial. 6.4." Wooden Structure %on(tru'tion -et&o+ o, oo+en air,ra-e (tru'ture/ %&ara'teri(ti'() *ro*ertie( an+ t.*e( o, oo+ an+ 1lue u(e+ in aero *lane(/ 6re(ervation an+ -aintenan'e o, oo+en (tru'ture/ T.*e( o, +e,e't( in oo+ -aterial an+ oo+en (tru'ture/ T&e +ete'tion o, +e,e't( in oo+en (tru'ture/ Re*air o, oo+en (tru'ture. 6.4.4 Fabric covering %&ara'teri(ti'() *ro*ertie( an+ t.*e( o, ,a0ri'( u(e+ in aero*lane(/ In(*e'tion -et&o+( ,or ,a0ri'(/ T.*e( o, +e,e't( in ,a0ri'(/ Re*air o, ,a0ri' 'overin1. 6.3 Corrosion #a$ %&e-i'al ,un+a-ental(/ 7or-ation 0.) 1alvani' a'tion *ro'e(() -i'ro0iolo1i'al) (tre((/ #0$ T.*e( o, 'orro(ion an+ t&eir i+enti,i'ation/ %au(e( o, 'orro(ion/ .Material t.*e() (u('e*ti0ilit. to 'orro(ion 6.5 Fasteners 6.5.1 Screw threads S're no-en'lature/ T&rea+ ,or-() +i-en(ion( an+ toleran'e( ,or (tan+ar+ t&rea+( u(e+ in air'ra,t/ Mea(urin1 ('re t&rea+(/ 6.5." Bolts, Studs and Screws Bolt t.*e(8 (*e'i,i'ation) i+enti,i'ation an+ -ar!in1 o, air'ra,t 0olt() international (tan+ar+(/ Nut(8 (el, lo'!in1) an'&or) (tan+ar+ t.*e(/ Ma'&ine ('re (8 air'ra,t (*e'i,i'ation(/ Stu+(8 t.*e( an+ u(e() in(ertion an+ re-oval/ Sel, ta**in1 ('re () +o el(. 6.5.4 Locking devices Ta0 an+ (*rin1 a(&er() lo'!in1 *late() (*lit *in() *al2nut() ire lo'!in1) 9ui'! relea(e ,a(tener() !e.() 'ir'li*() 'otter *in(. " 1 " 1 0.3 ee! 0.3 ee! " " " 0.4 ee! 0.4 ee! 0.5 ee! 0.6 ee! Duration 0.5 ee!

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