COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK VOLUMES 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 COMBINED: POLYMER, METAL & CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

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FOREWORD
1. This Composite Materials Handbook Series, MIL-HDBK-17, are approved for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
2. This handbook is for guidance only. This handbook cannot be cited as a requirement. If it is, the contractor
does not have to comply. This mandate is a DoD requirement only; it is not applicable to the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or other government agencies.
3. Every effort has been made to reflect the latest information on polymer (organic), metal, and ceramic
composites. The handbook is continually reviewed and revised to ensure its completeness and currentness.
Documentation for the secretariat should be directed to: Materials Sciences Corporation,
MIL-HDBK-17 Secretariat, 500 Office Center Drive, Suite 250, Fort Washington, PA 19034.
4. MIL-HDBK-17 provides guidelines and material properties for polymer (organic), metal, and ceramic
matrix composite materials. The first three volumes of this handbook currently focus on, but are not
limited to, polymeric composites intended for aircraft and aerospace vehicles. Metal matrix
composites (MMC) and ceramic matrix composites (CMC), including carbon-carbon composites (C-C)
are covered in Volume 4 and Volume 5 , respectively.
5. This standardization handbook has been developed and is being maintained as a joint effort of the
Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration.
6. The information contained in this handbook was obtained from materials producers, industry, reports
on Government sponsored research, the open literature, and by contact with research laboratories
and those who participate in the MIL-HDBK-17 coordination activity.
7. All information and data contained in this handbook have been coordinated with industry and the U.S.
Army, Navy, Air Force, NASA, and Federal Aviation Administration prior to publication.
8. Copies of this document and revisions thereto may be obtained from the Document Automation and
Production Service (DAPS), Bldg. 4D, (DODSSP/ASSIST), 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D,
Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
9. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of
use in improving this document should be addressed to: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Weapons
and Materials Research Directorate, ATTN: AMSRL-WM-MA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-
5069, by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at
the end of this document or by letter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The services necessary for the development and maintenance of the Composite Materials Handbook
(MIL-HDBK-17) are provided by the handbook Secretariat, Materials Sciences Corporation. This work is
performed under contract with the US Army Research Laboratory (Contract Number DAAL01-97-C-0140).
The primary source of funding for the current contract is the Federal Aviation Administration. Other
sources include NASA, Army, Department of Energy, and Air Force. Volunteer committee members from
government, industry, and academia coordinate and review all the information provided in this handbook.
The time and effort of the volunteers and the support of their respective departments, companies, and
universities make it possible to insure completeness, accuracy, and state-of-the-art composite technology.