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Mostly aluminium alloys, but some aircraft have used steel, titanium and more recently, composite materials.

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What are the two groups of metal used in aircraft construction?

Ferrous and Non Ferrous, ZJL WAS HEREEE


What metal is used in aircraft construction?

aluminum alloys because aluminum is quite strong for how light it is


Metal used in aircraft construction?

Aluminum, Steel, Magnesium, Stainless Steel, Titanium, Gold, Silver


Why aluminum is used to make aircraft body?

Aluminum is light weight metal. So it helps the aircraft to have more lift. Also it is very strong and durable.


Which metal is used in aircraft?

Aluminum.


Why is aluminum used in the construction of passenger aircraft?

It is strong and lightweight.


What Metal used in aircraft?

the metal used in building most planes is alumiun as this type of metal as it can expand as the pressure in side the aircraft is greater than the pressure outside the aircraft. it is also the lightest suitable metal although boeing's 787 has been constucted with acompisite material.


What metal is used to manufacture an areoplane?

Aluminium is a popular lightweight metal used in the manufacture of aircraft.


What is alloy used for in an aircraft?

Alloy is defined as a metal made from a combination of two or more metals or chemical elements. Almost all metals used in the construction of aircraft are some type of alloy of a base metal, such as Aluminum or Iron(steel). There are very few metals that is NOT an alloy: One example would be copper wires.You did not specify which type alloy.Aluminum Alloy is the primary metal used in most modern aircraft construction. It contains aluminum which is a powder in its pure form used in combination of other metals to give it strength.Other alloys are Titanium alloy and various types of Steel, such as stainless steel and high-carbon steel alloys of various hardness and strength.


A major metal used in construction?

Iron.


Is platinum used in aircraft construction?

no not really because it is a very expensive materiel.


What metal is used for aircraft bodies?

Almost always it is aluminum.