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MMPDS and MIL-HDBK-17 - the 'AeroUSA' package

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Granta's AeroUSA package groups two authoritative references that are an essential resource for aerospace engineering and highly recommended for other high-performance engineering applications. Both have been developed by US-based government-industry consortia over many decades. Granta offers both in a searchable, browsable digital format.

What is in these references?

MMPDS

The Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS) data and its predecessor MIL-HDBK-5 is the preeminent source for aerospace component design allowables relating to alloys and fasteners. MMPDS contains over 2,000 records of statistically-derived design data for aerospace alloys in various forms and thicknesses, as well as information on the temperature dependence of mechanical properties, fatigue curves, and corrosion rankings. It also contains a complete fastener database comprising over 1,000 sheet metal/fastener combinations.

MMPDS is continually maintained and updated via an Industrial Steering Group consisting of leading engineering organizations. Granta is actively engaged in this effort: see announcement of Granta's membership of the MMPDS Industrial Steering Group.

MIL-HDBK-17

The MIL-HDBK-17 contains over 1,000 records of test data for polymer matrix, metal matrix, and ceramic matrix composites. It has been developed in a similar manner to the MMPDS data.

Sample data: to get an idea of the information provided within MMPDS, you can view this free online copy of old MIL-HDBK-5 handbook, the predecessor to MMPDS. This provides PDF versions of the original handbook pages. The MMPDS data module from Granta provides up-to-date values for all of this information in a structured database that allows data to be searched and manipulated.

Why access this information through Granta software?

Using the handbooks in paper or PDF form is useful. But it is time-consuming, does not provide individual property values in a structured form that enables easy search and comparison between materials, and does not automate the output of numbers into simulation programs. Such access can also be highly costly or inconvenient for multiple users spread across an organization.

In Granta's software, these deficiencies are overcome. Both sources are combined in a searchable database form. You spend less time looking for data. You can directly compare performance of different materials for a given application. You can make much more valuable comparisons, because Granta's software allows you to integrate references like MMPDS and MIL-HDBK-17 with other data sources and with each other, and then to perform analyses across these sources. You can output data to simulation programs at a touch of a button and distribute the handbook data to the desktop of every engineers who need them.

GRANTA MI is an extremely cost-effective method for such multi-user access to the data.

Accessing these references via Granta is also the easiest way to ensure that you stay up-to-date — you receive updates every time we receive new source data from the relevant committees.

See how MMPDS access via Granta compares to alternatives:

	GRANTA MI	Handbook	CD-ROM	Other databases
Access to original MMPDS-02 handbook pages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some
Access to 'live' MMPDS numbers/design curves	Yes	No	No	Yes
Search capabilities	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Seamless export to computer-aided engineering software	Yes	No	No	Yes
Most cost-effective and practical multi-user access	Yes	No	No	No
Integration with complete materials data management and analysis	Yes	No	No	No
Integration with in-house data and other references, enabling easy comparisons	Yes	No	No	Some
Support from the leading specialist materials information technology company	Yes	No	No	No

Latest updates

MMPDS-03 is now available from Granta, concurrent with the release of GRANTA MI 2.0.
Enhancements include the addition of 11 new allows, additional data (strain controlled fatigue, SCC, modulus or rupture), more accurate links to PDF versions of the source pages for improved traceability, and new links to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and Abaqus

3-for-2 offer

Buy the Global Aero data package that adds ESDU MMDH to MMPDS and MIL-Handbook-17 and get these three data modules for the price of two. Overview of the aerospace data series...

Support for education

The MMPDS and MIL-HDBK-17 data can also be accessed via CES EduPack for educational purposes. More...