1 Design requirements for aerospace structural materials -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Properties that affect structural efficiency ab initio -- 1.3 Properties affecting cost of ownership -- 1.4 Cost-effective design -- 1.5 Concluding remarks -- References -- 2 Aluminium alloys: physical metallurgy, processing andproperties -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Aluminium alloys: processing and properties -- 2.3 Conventional aerospace aluminium alloys -- 2.4 Advanced aerospace aluminium alloys -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Further reading -- 3 Titanium alloys: production, behaviour and application -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Brief summary of the metallurgy of conventional Ti alloys -- 3.3 The production of Ti alloys and Ti alloy components -- 3.4 The mechanical behaviour and properties of commonTi alloys -- 3.5 Ti-based intermetallic compounds -- 3.6 Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further reading -- 4 Nickel-based alloys: recent developments for the aero-gasturbine -- 4.1 Background -- 4.2 Alloy constitution and development trends -- 4.3 Processing developments -- 4.4 Microstructure and high temperature deformation -- 4.5 Turbine disk applications -- 4.6 Future prospects -- References -- 5 Structural steels -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Gear steels -- 5.3 Bearing steels -- 5.4 Ultra high strength steels -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Ceramic materials in aerospace -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Monolithic and toughened ceramics -- 6.3 Composite ceramics -- 7 Polymeric-based composite materials -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Reinforcements -- 7.3 Matrices -- 7.4 Interface -- 7.5 Processing -- 7.6 Properties -- 7.7 Joining composites -- 7.8 Non-destructive testing (NDT) -- 7.9 Advantages of composite materials -- 8 Metal-based composite materials -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Metal-ceramic composites -- 8.3 Laminates -- 8.4 Cost -- 8.5 Applications -- 8.6 Appendix -- References -- 9 Superplastic forming -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Superplasticity and its characteristics -- 9.3 Aerospace superplastic alloys -- 9.4 Post-superplastic straining mechanical properties -- 9.5 Superplastic forming (SPF) -- 9.6 Advantages of SPF in aerospace structural design/manufacture -- 9.7 Aerospace applications of SPF -- 9.8 SPF/DB -- 9.9 Advantages of SPF/DB in aerospace structural design/manufacture -- 9.10 Aerospace applications of SPF/DB -- 9.11 Background to the application of SPF and SPF/DB in aerospace -- References -- 10 Joining advanced materials by diffusion bonding -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Diffusion bonding mechanisms -- 10.3 Effect of surface roughness and contamination on bondinterface defects -- 10.4 Testing of diffusion bonded joints -- 10.5 Diffusion bonding techniques of metals -- 10.6 Diffusion bonding of intermetallics -- 10.7 Diffusion bonding of ceramics -- 10.8 Diffusion bonding of composites -- 10.9 Diffusion bonding of dissimilar metallic materials -- 10.10 Diffusion bonding of metastable alloys -- 10.11 Manufacture of components by diffusion bonding techniques -- 10.12 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11 Adhesive bonding for aerospace applications -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Bonded wooden aircraft -- 11.3 Principles of bonding -- 11.4 Aerospace adhesive types -- 11.5 Surface treatments -- 11.6 Design of bonded joints -- References -- 12 Rapid solidification and powder technologies for aerospace -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Production technologies -- 12.3 Effects on microstructure -- 12.4 Benefits of rapid solidification foraerospace applications -- 12.5 Conclusions -- References -- 13 Hot isostatic processing -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Removal of porosity -- 13.3 Benefits of HIP -- 13.4 Applications of HIP -- 13.5 Powder products -- 13.6 Diffusion bonding -- 13.7 Other applications.