Materials Selection

M&P evaluation, assessment, and selection for design/development and operations for metals, nonmetals & composite materials.

Capabilities / Services

• Selection for design & manufacturing (metallic/nonmetallic materials, welding, coatings, corrosion control and composites)
• Development of agency & international specifications and standards
• Oxygen compatibility assessment
• Ongoing research in advanced NDE techniques, composites, corrosion coatings, refractory concrete, self healing materials

Accomplishments

• American Welding Society (AWS D17) Chair, Committee on Welding in the Aircraft and Aerospace
  Industries
  • D17.1 Specification – Fusion Welding for Aerospace
  • D17.2 Specification – Resistance Welding for Aerospace
  • D17.3 Specification – Friction Stir Welding for Aerospace Applications
• Aerospace Materials Engineering Committee (SAE/AMS) Voting Member
• American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM G4) Voting Member
• ISO Technical Committee 44/Working Group 4, “Welding and Brazing in Aerospace” Designated U.S. Voting Member
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Technical Fellow
• American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Level III Certifications
• Materials selection and manufacturing methods to address in-service failures
  
  • Custom alloy design & casting process for the Crawler Transporter Tread Belt Shoe