ASME AED-2023: Aerospace and Advanced Engineering
Due to the unique challenges in designing aircraft and spacecraft, aerospace is a leading industry employing advanced manufacturing technologies. In fact, advanced manufacturing is critical to NASA…
AWS D17.1:2024 – Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications
In recent memory, space exploration has found success with many accomplishments; just to name a few, the field has been responsible for discovering a “super-Earth”…
ASTM D3933-98(2017): Structural Adhesives Bonding
Phosphoric Acid Anodizing (PAA) was developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s to improve the performance of bonded primary structures. Bonds formed with PAA-treated adherends…
A Quick Guide to Laser Engraving
What is Laser Engraving? Laser engraving is a special type of laser marking that produces similar results when compared to traditional engraving methods, but without…
How 3D Technology is Revolutionizing the Aerospace Industry
According to audit consulting & advisory firm Deloitte, global aerospace aircraft revenues were expected to grow 4.8% in 2018, and the commercial aircraft sector’s operating…
Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)
The word ceramics often summons visions of cups, plates, or pots molded into a shape then fired at a high temperature to harden. Perhaps it…
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Thermocouples: Calibration Tables, Types, Specifications, and Standards
When two dissimilar metals are joined at two junctions, they generate what is known as an electromotive force (emf). This emf arises due to varying…
Ion Nitriding Enhances Steel Parts With SAE AMS 2759/8B-2018
In their natural state within the earth’s crust, even the most abundant metals are rarely useful. To become viable in products across the spectrum of…
Amendment And Errata Added to AWS D17.1:2017 Reprint
Fusion welding binds together the components, materials, and systems of the aerospace industry. Connecting the separate pieces of aircraft, spacecraft, and other objects intended for…