AVM 206 - Materials and Processes

1. Recall proficient knowledge of aircraft metal types and corrosion control processes
2. Recall proficient knowledge in non-destructive testing and inspection
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the hardware identification and common materials and processes

1. Aircraft Metals
   1. Property of Metals
   2. Ferrous Aircraft Metals
   3. Non-Ferrous Aircraft Metals
   4. Substitution of Aircraft Metals
   5. Metalworking Process
   6. Heat Treatment of Ferrous Metals
   7. Heat Treatment of Nonferrous Metals
   8. Straightening After Solution Heat Treatment
   9. Precipitation Heat Treating
   10. Annealing of Aluminum Alloys
   11. Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Rivets
   12. Heat Treatment of Magnesium Alloys
   13. Heat Treatment of Titanium
   14. Hardness Testing
   15. Forging
   16. Casting
   17. Extruding
   18. Coldworking/Hardening  
2. Nonmetallic Aircraft Materials
   1. Wood
   2. Plastics
   3. Transparent Plastics
   4. Composite Materials
   5. Rubber
3. Seals
   1. Packings
   2. Gaskets
   3. Wipers
   4. Sealing Compounds
4. Aircraft Hardware
   1. Identification
   2. Threaded Fasteners 
   3. Aircraft Bolts
   4. Aircraft Nuts
   5. Aircraft Washers
   6. Installation of Nuts, Washers, and Bolts
   7. Safetying of Bolts and Nuts
   8. Fastener Torque
   9. Aircraft Rivets
   10. Mechanically Expanded Rivets
   11. Special Shear and Bearing Load Fasteners
   12. Screws
   13. Riveted and Rivetless Nut Plates
   14. Hole Repair and Hole Repair Hardware
   15. Safetying Methods
   16. Safety Wiring
   17. General Safety Wiring Rules
5. Cleaning and Corrosion
   1. Factors Affecting Corrosion
   2. Types of Corrosion
   3. Forms of Corrosion
   4. Common Corrosive Agents
6. Common Corrosive Agents
7. Inspection
8. Corrosion Prone Areas
   1. Exhaust Trail Areas
   2. Battery Compartments and Battery Vent Openings
   3. Bilge Areas
   4. Lavatories, Buffets, and Galleys
   5. Wheel Well and Landing Gear
   6. Water Entrapment Areas
   7. Engine Frontal Areas and Cooling Air Vents
   8. Wing Flap and Spoiler Recesses
   9. External Skin Areas
   10. Electronic and Electrical Compartments
   11. Miscellaneous Trouble Areas
9. Corrosion Removal
   1. Surface Cleaning and Paint Removal
   2. Fairing or Blending Reworked Areas
10. Corrosion of Ferrous Metals
    1. Mechanical Removal of Iron Rust
    2. Chemical Removal of Rust
    3. Chemical Surface Treatment of Steel
    4. Removal of Corrosion from Highly Stressed Steel Parts
11. Corrosion of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
    1. Treatment of Unpainted Aluminum Surface
    2. Treatment of Anodized Surfaces
    3. Treatment of Intergranular Corrosion in Heat-Treated Aluminum Alloy Surfaces
12. Corrosion of Magnesium Alloys
    1. Treatment of Wrought Magnesium Sheet and Forgings
    2. Treatment of Installed Magnesium Castings
13. Treatment of Titanium and Titanium Alloys
14. Protection of Dissimilar Metal Contacts
    1. Contacts Not Involving Magnesium
    2. Contacts Involving Magnesium
15. Corrosion Limits
16. Processes and Materials Used in Corrosion Control
    1. Metal Finishing
    2. Surface Preparation
17. Chemical Treatments
    1. Anodizing
    2. Alodizing
    3. Chemical Surface Treatment and Inhibitors
    4. Chromic Acid Inhibitor
    5. Sodium Dichromate Solution
    6. Chemical Surface Treatments
18. Protective Paint Finishes
19. Aircraft Cleaning
    1. Exterior Cleaning
    2. Interior Cleaning
20. Powerplant Cleaning
21. Solvent Cleaners
    1. Dry Cleaning Solvent
    2. Aliphatic and Aromatic Naphtha
    3. Safety Solvent
    4. Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
    5. Kerosene
    6. Cleaning Compound for Oxygen Systems
22. Emulsion Cleaners
    1. Water Emulsion Cleaner
    2. Solvent Emulsion Cleaners One type of solvent emulsion cleaner
23. Soaps and Detergent Cleaners
    1. Cleaning Compound, Aircraft Surfaces
    2. Nonionic Detergent Cleaners
24. Mechanical Cleaning Materials
    1. Mild Abrasive Materials
    2. Abrasive Papers
25. Chemical Cleaners
    1. Phosphoric-citric Acid
    2. Baking Soda
26. Nondestructive Inspection/Testing
    1. Training, Qualification, and Certification
    2. Advantages and Disadvantages of NDI Methods
    3. General Techniques
    4. Visual Inspection
    5. Eddy Current Inspection
    6. Principles of Operations
    7. Eddy Current Instruments
    8. Ultrasonic Inspection
    9. Ultrasonic Instruments
    10. Reference Standards
27. Inspection of Bonded Structures
    1. Types of Defects
    2. Acoustic Emission Inspection
    3. Magnetic Particle Inspection
    4. Magnaglo Inspection
    5. Radiographic Inspections
28. Inspection of Composites
    1. Tap Testing
    2. Electrical Conductivity
    3. Thermography
29. Inspection of Welds