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    Loosely listed in order of value based on the materials used in NASA LaRC mechanical systems:

    1. NASA MSFC Materials Collections
    2. NASA GSFC Outgassing Data for Selecting Spacecraft Materials
    3. NASA ARC Thermal Protection Materials Database - TPSX
    4. Thermal Connection
    5. Mat Web - free comprehensive database listing mechanical, thermal, physical and other properties
    6. Principal Metals Searchable Database - includes mechanical properties of most metals/alloys
    7. The Composites Corner
    8. Conversion Factors, Material Properties and Constants Related to Telescope Design
    9. WebElements - periodic table
    10. Guide to High Temperature Thermoplastic Materials
    11. NZP (ceramic), sometimes used by MISB
    12. Epoxy Home Page - very limited info for space applications

    Materials Related Collections:

    The following references contain material property information for aerospace structures consisting of metals, dissimilar metals, composite materials, rubbers, and plastics. In addition, documentation regarding stress corrosion criteria for aerospace structures is included.

    Materials referencesDescription
    Air Force Materials Laboratory. Cryogenic Materials Data Handbook AFML-TDR-64-280 (Revised 1970). Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio: July 1970.Material properties at cryogenic temperatures.
    American Society for Metals. Metals Handbook, Volume 1 - Properties and Selection of Metals. 8th ed. 1961. Material properties for aerospace structural metals.
    Boyer, H. E. Atlas of Fatigue Curves. Metal Park: American Society for Metals, 1986.Fatigue curves for various materials.
    Department of Defense. Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook, Volumes 1 - 5. West Lafayette: CINDAS/Purdue, 1993.Material properties for aerospace structural metals
    Department of Defense. Military Standardization Handbook: Dissimilar Metals MIL-HDBK-889B. May 1993.Material properties for dissimilar metals (located on VSMF in FSED).
    Department of Defense. Military Standardization Handbook: Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures MIL-HDBK-5E, Volumes 1 and 2. June 1987.Material properties for aerospace structural metals.
    Department of Defense. Military Standardization Handbook: Plastics MIL-HDBK-700A. March 1975.Material properties for plastics (located on VSMF in FSED).
    Department of Defense. Military Standardization Handbook: Rubber MIL-HDBK-149B. February 1984.Material properties for rubber (located on VSMF in FSED).
    ICI Fiberite. ICI Fiberite Materials Handbook. ICI Fiberite. Tempe, Arizona. November 1992.Composite material properties.
    NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center. Design Criteria for Controlling Stress Corrosion Cracking MSFC-SPEC-522B. March 1988.Stress corrosion criteria for aerospace structures (located on VSMF in FSED).
    Rockwell International Corporation. DOD/NASA Advanced Composite Design Guide, Volumes IV - A and IV - B. 1st ed. July 1983.Composite material properties and design.
    Last Updated: 1/23/04
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