Composite Materials Handbook

M. M. Schwart2, Composite Materials Handbook, McGraw—HiU, Inc., New York, 1984, Chapt. 7, Section 7.7. 

Figure 1.73 Schematic illustration of composite constituents. Reprinted, by permission, from M. Schwartz, Composite Materials Handbook, 2nd ed., p. 1.4. Copyright 1992 by McGraw-Hill.

Composite Materials Handbook, M. Schwartz, ed., 2nd ed., McGraw-Flill, New York, 1984. Concise Encyclopedia of Composite Materials, A. Kelly, ed., Pergamon, Elmsford, New York,... 

Schwartz, M.M., Composite Materials Handbook (1984) McGraw Hill, New York, p. 2.27... 

Composite Materials Handbook International, up-to-date, statistics-based characterization of current and emerging composite technology and engineering development providing design and fabricating methodologies. http //mil-17.udel.edu/... 

Sources of information are the websites of the Intemalional Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) and the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) that issues Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) documents. Data from scientific and technical journals and information from materials manufacturers and users available through the internet have also been used. An important source of information on composites testing and materials data are Refs [9—11], which was issued by ASTM, and its revision and extension, which is currentiy prepared by a nonprofit organization (i.e. the Composite Materials Handbook 17 version G) [12]. 

The literature published on fracture mechanics testing of FRPs in the last 40 years comprises a large database on delamination resistance or fracture toughness of different types of FRPs. An early review [51] compiled the data available at that time. Selected data from quasi-static mode I and mode II tests on FRPs were compared by O Brien [52], and quasi-static mode I test data from carbon—fibre epoxy and poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) by Brunner [53]. Mechanical properties of FRP composites are compiled in the Composite Materials Handbook version F (2002) [9—11], but this does not comprise fracture mechanics data. Hence, there is no comprehensive and up-to-date database on the available data or literature. 

In some specimens, irradiation was followed by annealing. DMTA indicated some changes in transition temperature for a certain irradiation dose range, but less for others which correlated with changes in delamination resistance. The experiments discussed in the literature noted in this section all indicate a complex interaction between irradiation and temperature which would have to be taken into account in irradiation test development. Effects on composites from the space environment (irradiation with particles and electromagnetic waves, temperature variation etc.) wUl be considered in the new Composite Materials Handbook (version G, 2012 ff. [12]). For space applications, the impacts of micrometeorites and of space debris, for example from other spacecraft [124], will also contribute to damage of FRP composites and hence to ageing. 

MIL-HDBK 17—IF Department of Defense handbook, composite materials handbook. Polymer matrix composites guidelines for characterization of structural materials, vol. 1 2002. 

ASTM International s Committee D30 on Composites held a joint meeting with the MIL-17 Composite Materials Handbook committee in Charleston, S.C. in late October, 2003 hosting attendees fi om Germany, Canada, Israel, UK, France, and Spain to increase international participation in D30 standards development. D30 currently has members from 15 countries, plus non-member tech specialists firom eight more. D. V. Rosato during the early 1940s was involved in developing MIL-17 (and also MIL-23 on sandwich structures) and... 

Composite Materials Handbook, AFML-TR-77-33, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patter-son Air Force Base, Ohio (1977). 

M. M. Schwartz, Composite Materials Handbook, 2d ed. New York McGraw-Hill, 1992. 

S. Robitaille in MIL-17 - The Composite Materials Handbook, Volume 2, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, USA, 2002, p.l26. 

DoD (USA) (2002), Structural behaviour of joints , in Military Handbook—MIL-HDBK-I7-3F Composite Materials Handbook, Volume 3 - Polymer Matrix Composites Materials Usage, Design, and Analysis, Washington DC US Dept of Defense. 

M.M.Schwartz, Composite Materials Handbook, McGrow Hill Book Comp., N.Y., 1983. 

Composite Materials Handbook. Metals Park, OH ASM International, 1983. 

Composite Materials Handbook—MIL 17. 2002. (5 vols.) Conshohocken, PA ASTM International. Anthoritative source for data on polymer matrix, metal matrix, and ceramic matrix composite materials, updated regularly. Three volumes deal with polymer matrix composites, one with metal matrix composites, and one with ceramic matrix composites. Available online on Knovel. 

Data for design use requires statistical significance with a known confidence level. The old M1L-Hdbk-17B provides a guide concerning the number and type of tests sufficient to establish statistically based material properties along with some limited data that is now somewhat out of date. The (new) Composites Materials Handbook, Mil-17, in preparation, has somewhat enhanced statistical treatment approaches. Three classes of allowables, pertinent to current usage of composites for many applications, are ... 

The Composites Materials Handbook-Mil 17, Technomic Publishing Co. Inc., Lancaster, PA, 1999. 

Daniel, I. M., Composite materials. Handbook of Experimental Mechanics, Chap. 19, pp. 830-833, Prentice-Hall, New York, NY, 1987. 

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