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Definition: A statistically-based material property; a 95% lower confidence bound on the first percentile of a specified population of measurements. Also a 95% lower tolerance bound for the upper 99% of a specified population. 1-34

Source: Composite Materials Handbook - Volume 1. Polymer Matrix Composites Guidelines for Characterization of Structural Materials, MIL-HDBK-17F-1F, 17 June 2002

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Definition: The A mechanical property value is the value above which at least 99% of the population of values is expected to fall, with a confidence of 95%. Also called A-allowable. See also B-basis, S-basis, and typical-basis .

Source: ASM Handbook, Volume 21: Composites.

Rights: Reproduced with permission of ASM International. All rights reserved. www.asminternational.org

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