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From the all-metallic airframes and sports cars’ chassis a few decades ago, new designs have more and more composite materials. The Boeing 787 has 80% (in volume) of composites. Wind turbine blades and Formula 1 cars are today basically all composites.

Most publications for download here are from http://www.everyspec.com. Download them here or direct from the source site. 

You will find here data for the metallic materials and composite materials most used in aerospace, motorsport and wind energy structural engineering. A link to a resins and plastics databank (CAMPUSplastics) at the botom of the page

Read: The Materials Revolution - Materials for future aircraft. Takes time to download but is essential for aerospace engineers.

Attention on the units of the standards. Tolls for units conversion in Unit Conversion. 

METALLIC MATERIALS 

• MIL-HDBK-5J - 31 January 2003  (69,273 KB) 

METALLIC MATERIALS AND ELEMENTS FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLE STRUCTURES

• DOT/FAA/AR-MMPDS-01 January 2003  (70,576 KB) 

Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS)

• Al 7085 T7651 (AMS 4329A)

New aluminium alloy still not included on metallic materials handbooks. Click on it to have properties for online consultation. 

• INCONEL® alloy 718

Complete data of this high-strength, corrosion-resistant nickel chromium material used in many aerospace applications

• Standards Equivalence Table - Aluminium alloys and Titanium

Table with the equivalent standards of the USA, France, Germany and United Kingdon for aluminium alloys and titanium alloys for aerospace applications.

• Linear Thermal Expansion Coefficients Metals and Alloys

Table with Linear thermal expansion coefficients of the most frequently used metals and allows. Values for degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

• Copper and Copper alloys

Extensive data on copper and alloys available on the Copper Development Asssociation. Attention on the units.

NOTE: On the page Spreadsheets, there is a free spreadsheet for calculating the stress-strain and the true stress-strain curve for non linear analysis.

COMPOSITE MATERIALS 

• MIL-HDBK-17-1F Volume 1 of 5 17 - JUNE 2002  (4,494 KB) 

COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK - VOLUME 1 - POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES GUIDELINES FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

• MIL-HDBK-17-2F Volume 2 of 5 - 17 JUNE 2002  (3,301 KB) 

COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK VOLUME 2. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES MATERIALS PROPERTIES

• MIL-HDBK-17-3F Volume 3 of 5 - 17 JUNE 2002  (8,399 KB) 

COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK VOLUME 3. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES MATERIALS USAGE, DESIGN, AND ANALYSIS

• MIL-HDBK-17-4A Volume 4 of 5 - 17 JUNE 2002  (2,241 KB) 

COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK VOLUME 4. METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

• MIL-HDBK-17-5 Volume 5 of 5 - 17 JUNE 2002  (2,466 KB) 

COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK VOLUME 5. CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

RESINS AND PLASTICS 

• CAMPUSplastics - This link will redirect you to the CAMPUS plastics information system. It offers free online datasheets for resins and plastics from many material producers. CAMPUS database offers high quality and comparable material information, absolutely restricted to uniform test protocols.