MIL-HDBK-17-4A Composite Materials Handbook Vol 4

MIL-HDBK-17-4AVolume4of517JUNE2002SupersedingMIL-HDBK-17-421September1999DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEHANDBOOKCOMPOSITEMATERIALSHANDBOOKVOLUME4.METALMATRIXCOMPOSITESThishandbookisforguidanceonly.Donotcitethisdocumentasarequirement.AMSCN/AAREACMPSDISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA.Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited.MIL-HDBK-17-4AVolume4,ForewordiiFOREWORD1.ThisCompositeMaterialsHandbookSeries,MIL-HDBK-17,areapprovedforusebyallDepartmentsandAgenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.2.Thishandbookisforguidanceonly.Thishandbookcannotbecitedasarequirement.Ifitis,thecon-tractordoesnothavetocomply.ThismandateisaDoDrequirementonly;itisnotapplicabletotheFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)orothergovernmentagencies.3.Everyefforthasbeenmadetoreflectthelatestinformationonpolymer(organic),metal,andceramiccomposites.Thehandbookiscontinuallyreviewedandrevisedtoensureitscompletenessandcur-rentness.Documentationforthesecretariatshouldbedirectedto:MaterialsSciencesCorporation,MIL-HDBK-17Secretariat,500OfficeCenterDrive,Suite250,FortWashington,PA19034.4.MIL-HDBK-17providesguidelinesandmaterialpropertiesforpolymer(organic),metal,andceramicmatrixcompositematerials.Thefirstthreevolumesofthishandbookcurrentlyfocuson,butarenotlimitedto,polymericcompositesintendedforaircraftandaerospacevehicles.Metalmatrixcompos-ites(MMC)andceramicmatrixcomposites(CMC),includingcarbon-carboncomposites(C-C),arecoveredinVolume4andVolume5,respectively.5.ThisstandardizationhandbookhasbeendevelopedandisbeingmaintainedasajointeffortoftheDepartmentofDefenseandtheFederalAviationAdministration.6.Theinformationcontainedinthishandbookwasobtainedfrommaterialsproducers,industry,reportsonGovernmentsponsoredresearch,theopenliterature,andbycontactwithresearchlaboratoriesandthosewhoparticipateintheMIL-HDBK-17coordinationactivity.7.AllinformationanddatacontainedinthishandbookhavebeencoordinatedwithindustryandtheU.S.Army,Navy,AirForce,NASA,andFederalAviationAdministrationpriortopublication.8.CopiesofthisdocumentandrevisionstheretomaybeobtainedfromtheDocumentAutomationandProductionService(DAPS),Bldg.4D,(DODSSP/ASSIST),700RobbinsAvenue,Philadelphia,PA19111-5094.9.Beneficialcomments(recommendations,additions,deletions)andanypertinentdatawhichmaybeofuseinimprovingthisdocumentshouldbeaddressedto:U.S.ArmyResearchLaboratory,WeaponsandMaterialsResearchDirectorate,ATTN:AMSRL-WM-MA,AberdeenProvingGround,MD21005-5069,byusingtheStandardizationDocumentImprovementProposal(DDForm1426)appearingattheendofthisdocumentorbyletter.MIL-HDBK-17-4AVolume4,TableofContentsPARAGRAPHPAGEiiiFOREWORD.................................................................................................................................................iiSUMMARYOFCHANGES...........................................................................................................................xi1.GUIDELINES..........................................................................................................................................11.1GENERALINFORMATION..............................................................................................................11.1.1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................11.1.2PURPOSE..........................................................................................................................11.1.3SCOPE...............................................................................................................................11.1.3.1Section1:Guidelines...............................................................................................21.1.3.2Section2:Utilizationofdata....................................................................................31.1.3.3Section3:Materialpropertydata.............................................................................31.1.4USEOFTHEDOCUMENTANDLIMITATIONS.................................................................31.1.4.1Sourceofinformation...............................................................................................31.1.4.2Useofdataandguidelinesinapplications...............................................................31.1.4.3Strengthpropertiesandallowablesterminology.......................................................41.1.4.4UseofReferences....................................................................................................41.1.4.5Useoftradenamesandproductnames...................................................................41.1.4.6Toxicity,healthhazards,andsafety..........................................................................41.1.4.7Ozonedepletingchemicals......................................................................................41.1.5APPROVALPROCEDURES...............................................................................................51.1.6SYMBOLS,ABBREVIATIONS,ANDSYSTEMSOFUNITS...............................................51.1.6.1Symbolsandabbreviations