scope:

The handbook covers only those,elastameric products which are described by Government specifications and standards or by nationally recognized technical society specifications and standards. The documents defining the items covered by this handbook were selected fram the following sources :

(a) Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) (available from the Naval Publications and Forms Center, NPFC 105, 5801 Tabor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120).

(b) Aerospace Materials Specifications ( A M S I Index and the Society of Automotive Engineers ( S m ) Handbook (both available from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096).

(c) National Aerospace Standards (NAS) '(published and distributed by the Aerospace Industries Association, 1725 Desales Street N,W,, Washington, DC 20036).

(d) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Specifications (available f ram American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race street, Philadelphia, PA 19103).