本手册的主要目的是为常用金属材料和接头提供基于统计的设计值来源。此外，还包括航空航天结构设计所需的其他机械和物理性能。用于推导本手册中公布的数值的材料特性和接头数据来自材料和紧固件生产商、政府机构和机身行业成员进行的测试。提交给MMPD的数据将按照本手册中详述的方法进行审查和分析。这些分析的结果将在协调会议期间提交给成员，如果确定符合规定的文件标准，则将在本手册中公布。本手册还包含一些有用的结构元素分析基本公式。这些 第1章提供了公式，以说明如何使用手册中包含的材料数据。 然而，结构设计和分析超出了本手册的范围。而试图 为确保第1章中所含公式和分析方法的准确性，本章不作任何尝试 提供当前认可的设计或分析方法的手册。每章末尾列出了数据参考和各种试验方法。参考文献 编号对应于所引用章节的适用段落。此类参考旨在提供 其他信息来源，但不一定被视为包含适用于 设计目的。适用的测试标准仅在文本中以数字标识。这些标准的全称 见附录D。

The primary purpose of this Handbook is to provide a source of statistically based design values for commonly used metallic materials and joints. Additionally, other mechanical and physical properties needed for the design of aerospace structures are included. The material properties and joint data used to derive values published in this Handbook were obtained from tests conducted by material and fastener producers, government agencies, and members of the airframe industry. The data submitted to MMPDS are reviewed and analyzed per the methods detailed in this Handbook. Results of these analyses are submitted to the membership during coordination meetings and if determined to meet the set document standards they are published in this Handbook.This Handbook also contains some useful basic formulas for structural element analysis. These formulas are provided in Chapter 1 to illustrate how the material data contained in the Handbook may be used. However, structural design and analysis are beyond the scope of this Handbook. While an attempt is made to assure the accuracy of the formulas and analytical methods contained in Chapter 1, there is no attempt in this Handbook to provide currently accepted design or analytical methods.References for data and various test methods are listed at the end of each chapter. The reference number corresponds to the applicable paragraph of the chapter cited. Such references are intended to provide sources of additional information, but should not necessarily be considered as containing data suitable for design purposes.Applicable testing standards are identified by number only in the text. Full titles for these standards are listed in Appendix D.