Development status and prospect of aviation materials in China

Aviation materials are closely related to the development of aviation technology, also indirectly affect the air force. With the rapid development of advanced technologies, the achievements in aviation could well represent the strength of a country. In this paper, the characteristics, status and functions of aviation materials are respectively introduced and summarized in this paper, note that the representative aviation materials, i.e., structural materials (e.g., aluminum alloy, titanium alloy and advanced composite materials) and functional materials (e.g., wave-transmitting composite materials, and wave-absorbing stealth composite materials) are described in details with specific cases. Finally, the future development of aviation materials is analyzed and given.