Reliability - Military Handbook MIL-HDBK-217 (BETA)

Tables and Standards - Do you need to MTBF calculations for electronic components? Military Handbook 217 (MIL-HDBK-217) contains failure prediction models for many types of electronic equipment.

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Table	What is it for?
MTBF Calculation for Resistors	Calculate the MTBF (Mean time between failures) and failure rate for resistors, thermistors, and variable resistors using the MIL-HDBK-217F model.
MTBF Calculation for Capacitors	Calculation of the MTBF and failure rate of capacitors using the MIL-HDBK-217F model.
Operating Environments	Finding the code used by the handbook for your particular operating environment. Click here to learn about Environmental Test Chambers.
MTBF Calculation for bipolar and MOS microcircuits, gate arrays, logic arrays, microprocessors	Calculate the MTBF (Mean time between failures) and failure rate for digital and linear microcircuits, PLA/PAL, and microprocessors.

Note: Military handbook MIL-HDBK-217 is the most widely used source for failure models for electronic. We will be using the most recent revision, MIL-HDBK-217 Revision F Notice 2, in all our calculators, unless otherwise noted. The latest version is also known as MIL-HDBK-217F Notice 2. Previous versions included MIL-HDBK-217E.