SUPERPLASTIC FORMING AND DIFFUSION BONDING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

Authors
BOTTOMLEY IE
Citation
Ie. Bottomley, SUPERPLASTIC FORMING AND DIFFUSION BONDING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering, 209(3), 1995, pp. 227-231
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Aerospace Engineering & Tecnology","Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
09544100
Volume
209
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
227 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-4100(1995)209:3<227:SFADBO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The diffusion bonding (DB)/superplastic forming (SPF) manufacturing pr ocess, for titanium 6A1/4V material, has been developed within British Aerospace for the manufacture of military aircraft components. Diffus ion bonding of titanium alloys offers the potential for parent metal j oint strengths, and when combined with SPF, complex aircraft component s offering significant cost and weight savings can be manufactured. Th is paper briefly describes the DB/SPF development programme and the ma nufacture of the Tornado heat exchanger ducts and European Fighter Air craft (EFA) foreplane components.