Material & Processes Quiz AERM 1303 Shop practices Questions And Answers Aircraft metals must be _________________________ so they can be formed and shaped without detrimental effect. - ANS-malleable The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Iron and Steel Institute use a numerical index system to identify the composition of various steels. In the number "4130", designating chromium molybdenum steel, what does the first digit indicate? - ANS-The basic alloying element. What is generally used in the construction of aircraft engine firewalls? - ANS-Stainless steel. Aircraft aluminum skin is easily worked because it possesses these two characteristics: - ANS-It's malleable and ductile. The aluminum code number 1100 identifies what type of aluminum? - ANS-99% commercially pure aluminum. Using the four-digit aluminum index system, what does the first digit indicate in the number "2024"? - ANS-The major alloying element. What aluminum alloy designation indicates that the metal has received no hardening or tempering treatment? - ANS-3003-F The metal Titanium, when moistened and drawn across glass, will produce a pencil like line. - ANS-True. Iron Constantan thermocouples function primarily by measuring the: - ANS-electrical conductivity of a metal as it changes temperature. The cast housing of a turbine engine gearbox must