MIL-HDBK-17-3F Volume 3.Chapter 1 General Information CLS crack lap shear CMCS -Composite Motorcase Subcommittee(JANNAF) CPT cured ply thickness CTA cold temperature ambient CTD cold temperature dry CTE -coefficient of thermal expansion CV coefficient of variation CVD chemical vapor deposition DCB -double cantilever beam DDA -dynamic dielectric analysis DLL design limit load DMA -dynamic mechanical analysis DOD Department of Defense DSC -differential scanning calorimetry DTA differential thermal analysis DTRC David Taylor Research Center ENF end notched flexure EOL end-of-life ESCA electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis ESR -electron spin resonance ETW -elevated temperature wet FAA Federal Aviation Administration FFF field flow fractionation FGRP fiberglass reinforced plastic FMECA Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis FOD foreign object damage FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FWC finite width correction factor GC -gas chromatography GSCS Generalized Self Consistent Scheme HDT -heat distortion temperature HPLC -high performance liquid chromatography ICAP inductively coupled plasma emission IITRI -Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute IR infrared spectroscopy ISS ion scattering spectroscopy JANNAF Joint Army,Navy,NASA,and Air Force LC -liquid chromatography LPT -laminate plate theory LSS -laminate stacking sequence MMB -mixed mode bending MOL material operational limit MS mass spectroscopy MSDS material safety data sheet MTBF Mean Time Between Failure NAS National Aerospace Standard NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NDI nondestructive inspection NMR nuclear magnetic resonance PEEK polyether ether ketone RDS -rheological dynamic spectroscopy RH -relative humidity RT room temperature RTA room temperature ambient RTD -room temperature dry RTM resin transfer molding 1-11
MIL-HDBK-17-3F Volume 3, Chapter 1 General Information 1-11 CLS - crack lap shear CMCS - Composite Motorcase Subcommittee (JANNAF) CPT - cured ply thickness CTA - cold temperature ambient CTD - cold temperature dry CTE - coefficient of thermal expansion CV - coefficient of variation CVD - chemical vapor deposition DCB - double cantilever beam DDA - dynamic dielectric analysis DLL - design limit load DMA - dynamic mechanical analysis DOD - Department of Defense DSC - differential scanning calorimetry DTA - differential thermal analysis DTRC - David Taylor Research Center ENF - end notched flexure EOL - end-of-life ESCA - electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis ESR - electron spin resonance ETW - elevated temperature wet FAA - Federal Aviation Administration FFF - field flow fractionation FGRP - fiberglass reinforced plastic FMECA - Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis FOD - foreign object damage FTIR - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FWC - finite width correction factor GC - gas chromatography GSCS - Generalized Self Consistent Scheme HDT - heat distortion temperature HPLC - high performance liquid chromatography ICAP - inductively coupled plasma emission IITRI - Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute IR - infrared spectroscopy ISS - ion scattering spectroscopy JANNAF - Joint Army, Navy, NASA, and Air Force LC - liquid chromatography LPT - laminate plate theory LSS - laminate stacking sequence MMB - mixed mode bending MOL - material operational limit MS - mass spectroscopy MSDS - material safety data sheet MTBF - Mean Time Between Failure NAS - National Aerospace Standard NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NDI - nondestructive inspection NMR - nuclear magnetic resonance PEEK - polyether ether ketone RDS - rheological dynamic spectroscopy RH - relative humidity RT - room temperature RTA - room temperature ambient RTD - room temperature dry RTM - resin transfer molding
MIL-HDBK-17-3F Volume 3.Chapter 1 General Information SACMA -Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association SAE -Society of Automotive Engineers SANS small-angle neutron scattering spectroscopy SEC -size-exclusion chromatography SEM scanning electron microscopy SFC -supercritical fluid chromatography SI -International System of Units(Le Systeme International d'Unites) SIMS -secondary ion mass spectroscopy TBA torsional braid analysis TEM transmission electron microscopy TGA thermogravimetric analysis TLC -thin-layer chromatography TMA thermal mechanical analysis TOS thermal oxidative stability TVM transverse microcrack UDC unidirectional fiber composite VNB V-notched beam XPS -X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy 1.3.2 System of units To comply with Department of Defense Instructive 5000.2,Part 6,Section M,"Use of the Metric Sys- tem,"dated February 23,1991,the data in MIL-HDBK-17 are generally presented in both the International System of Units(SI units)and the U.S.Customary(English)system of units.ASTM E-380,Standard for Metric Practice,provides guidance for the application for SI units which are intended as a basis for world- wide standardization of measurement units(Reference 1.3.2(a)).Further guidelines on the use of the SI system of units and conversion factors are contained in the following publications (References 1.3.2(b)- (e): (1)DARCOM P 706-470,Engineering Design Handbook:Metric Conversion Guide,July 1976. (2)NBS Special Publication 330,"The International System of Units(SI),"National Bureau of Stan- dards,1986 edition. (3)NBS Letter Circular LC 1035,"Units and Systems of Weights and Measures,Their Origin,Devel- opment,and Present Status,"National Bureau of Standards,November 1985. (4)NASA Special Publication 7012,"The International System of Units Physical Constants and Con- version Factors",1964. English to SI conversion factors pertinent to MIL-HDBK-17 data are contained in Table 1.3.2. 1-12
MIL-HDBK-17-3F Volume 3, Chapter 1 General Information 1-12 SACMA - Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers SANS - small-angle neutron scattering spectroscopy SEC - size-exclusion chromatography SEM - scanning electron microscopy SFC - supercritical fluid chromatography SI - International System of Units (Le Système International d'Unités) SIMS - secondary ion mass spectroscopy TBA - torsional braid analysis TEM - transmission electron microscopy TGA - thermogravimetric analysis TLC - thin-layer chromatography TMA - thermal mechanical analysis TOS - thermal oxidative stability TVM - transverse microcrack UDC - unidirectional fiber composite VNB - V-notched beam XPS - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy 1.3.2 System of units To comply with Department of Defense Instructive 5000.2, Part 6, Section M, "Use of the Metric System," dated February 23, 1991, the data in MIL-HDBK-17 are generally presented in both the International System of Units (SI units) and the U. S. Customary (English) system of units. ASTM E-380, Standard for Metric Practice, provides guidance for the application for SI units which are intended as a basis for worldwide standardization of measurement units (Reference 1.3.2(a)). Further guidelines on the use of the SI system of units and conversion factors are contained in the following publications (References 1.3.2(b) - (e)): (1) DARCOM P 706-470, Engineering Design Handbook: Metric Conversion Guide, July 1976. (2) NBS Special Publication 330, "The International System of Units (SI)," National Bureau of Standards, 1986 edition. (3) NBS Letter Circular LC 1035, "Units and Systems of Weights and Measures, Their Origin, Development, and Present Status," National Bureau of Standards, November 1985. (4) NASA Special Publication 7012, "The International System of Units Physical Constants and Conversion Factors", 1964. English to SI conversion factors pertinent to MIL-HDBK-17 data are contained in Table 1.3.2