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    The document discusses material selection for designing an airfoil. It analyzes parameters like cost, density, tensile strength, ease of manufacturing and weight. Table 1 shows properties of different materials. Table 2 rates the materials based on these parameters, with balsa wood rated the highest overall. Though polystyrene has the lowest density, its tensile strength is too low. Balsa has adequate tensile strength and machinability, though its density is higher. Considering the goals of reducing weight for the model aircraft and information showing balsa is commonly used, balsa wood is determined to be the most suitable material for the airfoil, with ribs being made of PLA thread.

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    The document discusses material selection for designing an airfoil. It analyzes parameters like cost, density, tensile strength, ease of manufacturing and weight. Table 1 shows properties of different materials. Table 2 rates the materials based on these parameters, with balsa wood rated the highest overall. Though polystyrene has the lowest density, its tensile strength is too low. Balsa has adequate tensile strength and machinability, though its density is higher. Considering the goals of reducing weight for the model aircraft and information showing balsa is commonly used, balsa wood is determined to be the most suitable material for the airfoil, with ribs being made of PLA thread.

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    The document discusses material selection for designing an airfoil. It analyzes parameters like cost, density, tensile strength, ease of manufacturing and weight. Table 1 shows properties of different materials. Table 2 rates the materials based on these parameters, with balsa wood rated the highest overall. Though polystyrene has the lowest density, its tensile strength is too low. Balsa has adequate tensile strength and machinability, though its density is higher. Considering the goals of reducing weight for the model aircraft and information showing balsa is commonly used, balsa wood is determined to be the most suitable material for the airfoil, with ribs being made of PLA thread.

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    Material Selection For Designing The Airfoil

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    Material Selection for designing the Airfoil.

    Some parameters are important to analyze for knowing what material is better to fabricate
    the Airfoil, some of them are the cost, material to employ for manufacturing process,
    tensile strength, easy available but the most important the weight. In the Table 1 we show
    the properties of these materials and in the Table 2 we evaluated these parameters being
    the number five the most successful material and the number 1 the opposite one.
    Tabla1. Material properties for designing the Airfoil
    Material Iron Cost Density Tensile Strength Material to employ
    for Manufacturing
    Process
    Balsa´s wood 1.90 c/u 150 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3. 2.54 Mpa (parallel Water and gun
    to the fiber)
    PVC Foam 1.00 c/u 500 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 19 Mpa Gun
    Polystyrene 2.00 c/u 40.04 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 0.74 Mpa Cutting machine
    MDF 3.00 c/u 450 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 10.87 Mpa (parallel Laser cut
    to the fiber)
    Source: [1],[2],[3],[4] see the Biography.
    Table2. Material Selection. Rated from 5 (the best) to 1 (the worst).
    Material to
    Iron Tensile employ for
    Material Density TOTAL
    Cost Strength Manufacturing
    Process
    Balsa´s wood 4 4 4 5 17
    PVC Foam 5 1 5 4 15
    Polystyrene 4 5 2 2 13
    MDF 1 3 3 1 8
    Source: autors.
    One of the most important parameters for choosing the material is the weight since what
    we are pretending is to design a similar model to CESSNA 282 but changing the model
    of the Airfoil and this should be the lightest as possible, thereby we are reducing the
    capacity of the motor and hence its weight. The material used for the process as well as
    to give it the form is essential to keep in mind, since this is directly accompanied by the
    costs. Also, the tensile strength of each material was analyzed since that the airfoil will
    be in continuous movement and at different flight conditions, forces caused by the air
    masses will tend to separate this from the Fuselage and others will tend to deform due to
    the pressure difference. Analyzing Table 1, the material with the lowest density is
    definitely the polystyrene better known as Flex foam, however, the Tensile Strength is
    low compared to the others, therefore it was discarded. Next, the material with a higher
    density is the balsa, the materials to shape it are water and gum, the tensile stress is
    adequate, but it does not compare with PVC FOAM or MDF, however, these two
    materials are high density and difficult machinability. Saying this, the most suitable
    material for the development of the Airfoil is undoubtedly the balsa. The amount of
    information collected, supports the correct choice of this material since much of UAV is
    made with this. It is important to mention that the balsa is only used to cover the ribs, the
    ribs is made of PLA thread through 3D impression.

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