Aircraft manufacturing jargon and terminology 2

[EdreesPsez]

Hi. I was wondering if anyone knew a resource or simple list of manufacturing terminology and jargon commonly used in the Aerospace field today. For example when I first entered the field, I had no idea what the difference between a rolled or extruded section was, or what "machined" parts really were comprised of. There are still many other terms that throw me off, and in addition I'm looking to cement what I already know. I find this lack of knowledge slowing down the organization and clarity of my stress reports.

I'd appreciate if anyone has such a resource or link, I tried to google it but that gives me nothing close to what I need. I would figure there would be a ton of stuff out there on this but surprisingly it is kind of hard to find on the internet. Thanks!

 

[KirbyWan]

I would reccomend a good manufacturing process textbook. I have a copy of Degarmo Black and Kohser's "Materials and Processis in Manufacturing" If you have access to a decent sized public or university library then you should have no problem finding something that would give a general overview of manufacturing. Or on YouTube there are a bunch of ASM videos that gives a 5 or 10 minute video of each process and is a very good intro.

-Kirby

Kirby Wilkerson

Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.

 

[lisa247]

"Manufacturing Methods and Processes" by Serope Kalpakjian is a very good introduction to the various manufacturing processes and the basic structural theory behind them.

 

[WKTaylor]

EdreesPsez

Best You get is a bit here and a bit there. Here are general ones that I keep at my desk...

"Aircraft Production Technology" D.F. Horne ISBN 0 521 26553.3

"Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms" [ASA-DAT-2] ISBN 1-56027-071-3

"Dictionary of Engineering", McGraw-Hill ISBN0-07-052435-1

"ASM Materials Engineering Dictionary" ISBN 0-87170-447-1

"Fundamentals of Helicopter Structures" H H Hurt Jr (published by USC 1967). Has terms for structural analysis, various structural details AND failure modes, with great illustrations!]

NOTE: for every aspect of aero technology, there are standard terms that are well defines... these references are just the tip of the iceberg....


Regards, Wil Taylor

 

[EdreesPsez]

Thank you all for the reference material! I'll check them all out and see which one best suits exactly what I'm looking for.