MIL-HDBK-17-1F composite materials handbook-Vol 1

NOTMEASUREMENTSENSITIVEMIL-HDBK-17-1FVolume1of517JUNE2002SupersedingMIL-HDBK-17-1E23JANUARY1997DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEHANDBOOKCOMPOSITEMATERIALSHANDBOOKVOLUME1.POLYMERMATRIXCOMPOSITESGUIDELINESFORCHARACTERIZATIONOFSTRUCTURALMATERIALSThishandbookisforguidanceonly.Donotcitethisdocumentasarequirement.AMSCN/AAREACMPSDISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA.Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionunlimited.Source::28ZCheckthesourcetoverifythatthisisthecurrentversionbeforeuse.MIL-HDBK-17-1FVolume1,Foreword/TableofContentsiiFOREWORD1.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.Source::28ZCheckthesourcetoverifythatthisisthecurrentversionbeforeuse.MIL-HDBK-17-1FVolume1,Foreword/TableofContentsiiiCONTENTSPageForeword.....................................................................................................................................................iiSummaryofChanges.............................................................................................................................xviiCHAPTER1OBJECTIVES..................................................................................................................11.1INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................11.2PURPOSE..................................................................................................................................11.3SCOPE.......................................................................................................................................21.3.1Strengthpropertiesandallowablesdata.........................................................................31.3.2Volume1:GuidelinesforCharacterizationofStructuralMaterials.................................31.3.3Volume2:MaterialProperties........................................................................................31.3.4Volume3:MaterialsUsage,Design,andAnalysisGuidelines.......................................41.4USEOFTHEDOCUMENTANDLIMITATIONS........................................................................41.4.1RoadmapsforuseofVolumes1-3................................................................................41.4.2Sourceofinformation.....................................................................................................161.4.3Useofdataandguidelinesinapplications....................................................................161.4.4Strengthpropertiesandallowablesterminology............................................................161.4.5Useofreferences..........................................................................................................161.4.6Useoftradenamesandproductnames........................................................................171.4.7Toxicity,healthhazards,andsafety........