Review of Aging and Corrosion of Aircraft Integral Fuel Tank Sealing Materials

Jinbiao Xie; Yuan Zhou; Yiming Zhao; Ran Mo

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Review of Aging and Corrosion of Aircraft Integral Fuel Tank Sealing Materials

Jinbiao Xie, Yuan Zhou, Yiming Zhao, Ran Mo

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 11, Issue 5)

Received: 13 October 2022 Accepted: 28 October 2022 Published: 4 November 2022

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Abstract

Polysulfide sealant has excellent oil resistance, water resistance, acid and alkali resistance properties, and thus is widely used as sealing material for fuel tank of aircraft integral structure. Aviation kerosene is easy to produce peroxides under hot oxygen conditions. At the same time, due to improper use and maintenance methods, the kerosene is easy to breed microorganisms, which causes aging and corrosion problems of the sealing rubber layer in the fuel tank to varying degrees, seriously affecting aircraft flight and use safety. In view of the increasingly prominent aging and corrosion problems of sealing adhesive layers in integral fuel tanks, the main issues regarding aging and microbial corrosion mechanisms are summarized, with an emphasis on the anti-aging measures, aging life calculation methods and corrosion protection measures that are responsible for sealing properties. The hot oxygen aging of polysulfide sealant in aviation kerosene leads to a significant decrease in the strength and elasticity of the sealant layer. Although the aging problem of polysulfide sealant cannot be prevented, it can be improved by adding fillers or modifying the polysulfide sealant. The problem of microbial corrosion can be effectively solved by controlling fuel quality, cleaning the fuel tank, sterilizing the fuel tank and other measures.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20221105.11
Page(s)	102-108
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Integral Fuel Tank, Polysulfide Sealant, Aging, Microbial Corrosion

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Jinbiao Xie, Yuan Zhou, Yiming Zhao, Ran Mo. (2022). Review of Aging and Corrosion of Aircraft Integral Fuel Tank Sealing Materials. International Journal of Materials Science and Applications, 11(5), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmsa.20221105.11

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Jinbiao Xie; Yuan Zhou; Yiming Zhao; Ran Mo. Review of Aging and Corrosion of Aircraft Integral Fuel Tank Sealing Materials. Int. J. Mater. Sci. Appl. 2022, 11(5), 102-108. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20221105.11

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Jinbiao Xie, Yuan Zhou, Yiming Zhao, Ran Mo. Review of Aging and Corrosion of Aircraft Integral Fuel Tank Sealing Materials. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2022;11(5):102-108. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20221105.11

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Jinbiao Xie

State-Owned Wuhu Machinery Factory, Wuhu, PR China
Yuan Zhou

State-Owned Wuhu Machinery Factory, Wuhu, PR China
Yiming Zhao

State-Owned Wuhu Machinery Factory, Wuhu, PR China
Ran Mo

Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, PR China

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AU  - Yuan Zhou
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