MIL-HDBK-17-4 Revision A:2002

FOREWORD
1 GUIDELINES
      1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
             1.1.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.1.2 PURPOSE
             1.1.3 SCOPE
             1.1.4 USE OF THE DOCUMENT AND LIMITATIONS
             1.1.5 APPROVAL PROCEDURES
             1.1.6 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYSTEMS OF
                      UNITS
             1.1.7 DEFINITIONS
             REFERENCES
      1.2 INTRODUCTION TO MMC MATERIALS
             1.2.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.2.2 MMC SYSTEMS
             1.2.3 MATRIX MATERIALS
             1.2.4 REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS
             1.2.5 REINFORCEMENT COATINGS
             1.2.6 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
             1.2.7 PRODUCT FORMS
             1.2.8 SECONDARY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
             1.2.9 QUALITY ASSURANCE
             1.2.10 REPAIR
             REFERENCES
      1.3 TEST PLANS FOR MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
             1.3.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.3.2 REQUIREMENTS
             1.3.3 MATERIALS PEDIGREE
             1.3.4 CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED MMC
                      CONSTITUENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES
             1.3.5 DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCED MMC &
                      CONSTITUENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES
             REFERENCES
      1.4 COMPOSITE TESTING AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
             1.4.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.4.2 CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED MMC
                      MECHANICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.4.3 DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCED MMC MECHANICAL
                      PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.4.4 PHYSICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.4.5 MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.4.6 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.4.7 NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION TEST METHODS
             1.4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS TEST METHODS
             1.4.9 INTERPHASES AND INTERFACES TEST METHODS
             REFERENCES
      1.5 INTERMEDIATE FORMS TESTING AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
             1.5.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.5.2 MECHANICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.5.3 PHYSICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.5.4 MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.5.5 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.5.6 NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION TEST METHODS
      1.6 FIBER TESTING AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
             1.6.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.6.2 MECHANICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.6.3 PHYSICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.6.4 MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.6.5 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.6.6 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS TEST METHODS
             REFERENCES
      1.7 FIBER SIZING TESTING AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
             1.7.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.7.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.7.3 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
      1.8 FIBER COATINGS, INTERFACES AND INTERPHASES
             TESTING AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
             1.8.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.8.2 MECHANICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.8.3 PHYSICAL PROPERTY TEST METHODS
             1.8.4 MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.8.5 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
      1.9 MATRIX TESTING AND ANALYTICAL METHODS
             1.9.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.9.2 MECHANICAL TEST METHODS
             1.9.3 PHYSICAL TEST METHODS
             1.9.4 MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.9.5 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
             1.9.6 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS TEST METHODS
             REFERENCES
      1.10 STRUCTURE SENSITIVE PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATION
             1.10.1 INTRODUCTION
             1.10.2 MECHANICALLY-FASTENED JOINTS
             1.10.3 BONDED, BRAZED, AND WELDED JOINTS
             1.10.4 CURVED SHAPES
             1.10.5 STRUCTURAL DESIGN DETAILS
             1.10.6 TRANSITION AND OTHER SPECIAL REGIONS
             1.10.7 SIZE EFFECTS
             1.10.8 OTHER TOPICS
      1.11 ANALYSIS OF DATA
             1.11.1 GENERAL
             1.11.2 PROCEDURES OF CALCULATION OF
                      STATISTICALLY-BASED MATERIAL PROPERTIES
             1.11.3 SAMPLES OF COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES
             1.11.4 STATISTICAL TABLES
2 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR METAL MATRIX MATERIALS
      2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
             2.1.1 INTRODUCTION
             2.1.2 PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND ORGANIZATION OF
                      SECTION 2
      2.2 USE OF DATA
      2.3 STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
             2.3.1 INTRODUCTION
             2.3.2 GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES
             2.3.3 DESIGN GUIDELINES - CONTINUOUS FIBER
                      REINFORCED MMC
             2.3.4 DESIGN GUIDELINES - DISCONTINUOUS
                      REINFORCED MMC
             2.3.5 PROCESS RELATED DESIGN CONCEPTS
      2.4 DESIGN GUIDELINES - JOINING
      2.5 APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES
3 MATERIAL PROPERTIES DATA
      3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
             3.1.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.1.2 PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND ORGANIZATION OF
                      SECTION
             3.1.3 DATA PRESENTATION FORMAT AND
                      ORGANIZATION
      3.2 REINFORCEMENT PROPERTIES
             3.2.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.2.2 ALUMINA FIBERS
             3.2.3 BORON FIBERS
             3.2.4 BORON CARBIDE FIBERS
             3.2.5 CARBON AND GRAPHITE FIBERS
             3.2.6 SILICON CARBIDE FIBERS
             3.2.7 STEEL FIBERS
             3.2.8 TUNGSTEN FIBERS
             3.2.9 OTHER FIBERS
             3.2.10 OTHER REINFORCEMENTS
      3.3 PROPERTIES OF MATRIX MATERIALS
             3.3.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.3.2 ALUMINIUMS
             3.3.3 COPPERS
             3.3.4 MAGNESIUMS
             3.3.5 TITANIUMS
             3.3.6 OTHERS
      3.4 FIBER COATING PROPERTIES
             3.4.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.4.2 CARBON
             3.4.3 TITANIUM DIBORIDE
             3.4.4 YTTRIA
             3.4.5 OTHERS
      3.5 ALUMINIUM MATRIX COMPOSITE PROPERTIES
             3.5.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.5.2 ALUMINA/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.3 BORON/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.4 BORON CARBIDE/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.5 GRAPHITE/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.6 SILICON CARBIDE/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.7 STEEL/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.8 TUNGSTEN/ALUMINIUM
             3.5.9 OTHERS/ALUMINIUM
      3.6 COPPER MATRIX COMPOSITE PROPERTIES
             3.6.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.6.2 GRAPHITE/COPPER
             3.6.3 OTHERS/COPPER
      3.7 MAGNESIUM MATRIX COMPOSITE PROPERTIES
             3.7.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.7.2 GRAPHITE/MAGNESIUM
             3.7.3 ALUMINA/MAGNESIUM
             3.7.4 OTHER/MAGNESIUM
      3.8 TITANIUM MATRIX COMPOSITE PROPERTIES
             3.8.1 INTRODUCTION
             3.8.2 SILICON CARBIDE/TITANIUM
             3.8.3 ALUMINA/TITANIUM
             3.8.4 OTHER/TITANIUM
      3.9 OTHER MATRIX COMPOSITES
APPENDIX A - TYPICAL PUSHOUT DATA
APPENDIX B - RAW DATA TABLES FOR MATRIX MATERIALS
APPENDIX C - RAW DATA TABLES FOR TITANIUM MATRIX COMPOSITES
PARAGRAPH
INDEX
      CONCLUDING MATERIAL

Covers a general reference for technical information on metal matrix composites; guidelines for the determination of composite material systems, generic structural elements, test planning, sampling, test matrices, test procedure selection, conditioning, data reduction, data reporting, statistical analysis, and other related topics.

Volume 4 of MIL-HDBK-17 serves as a general Reference source for technical information on metal matrix composites, including: