Aerospace Materials for Aircraft Applications

From past few decades the evolution of materials has seen much advancement in its applications. Materials in aircraft applications from past till date has abruptly changed from ferrous to smart materials. Based on its properties it has stepped into a wide usage for different parts of the aircraft structure. You have to investigate the advancements based on the factors such as mechanical properties, strength: failure and damage resistance, repairing, recycling etc. Also giving the reasons why each is employed for different parts.