scope:

For Department of Defense purposes, 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.

PURPOSE.

The primary purpose of MIL-HDBK-17 is the standardization of engineering data development methodologies related to characterization testing, data reduction, and data reporting of properties for ceramic matrix composite materials. In support of this objective MIL-HDBK-17 publishes properties on composite material systems for which data meeting specific requirements are available. In addition, MIL-HDBK-17 provides selected guidance on other technical topics related to composites, including material selection, material specification, material processing, design, analysis, quality control, and repair of typical ceramic matrix composite materials. Thus, MIL-HDBK-17, Volume 5, is one volume with four parts, and serves as a source for the following: FIGURE 1.1 Focus of MIL-HDBK-17 indicated by shaded block.