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Compendex / Engineering Village 2 - (1970 - Present)
The primary scholarly index for much of Engineering, indexing over 2600 engineering journals and conferences. Search the scholarly Compendex index or search engineering web pages on the internet. It provides abstracted information from the world's significant engineering and technological literature, some 2,600 international journals, conference papers and technical reports. Each year 220,000 new abstracts are added from 175 disciplines and major specialities within engineering. Eighty five percent of its coverage is core, meaning that all substantive articles from a given journal are abstracted and 15% is selective, meaning that only some articles from a given journal are abstracted.
Topics Covered: chemical and process engineering (15%), computers and data processing (12%), applied physics (11%), and electronics and communication (12%) civil engineering (6%) and mechanical engineering (6%). Other topics covered: energy, environmental, geological, and biological engineering; electrical, electronics, and control engineering; chemical, mining, metals, and fuel engineering; automotive, nuclear, and aerospace engineering; and computers, robotics, and industrial robots.

INSPEC - (1968 - Present)
Inspec (also called Axiom) is the premier scholarly index for Electrical Engineering, Physics, Electronics, Computer Science and Information Technology. The database contains more than 7,000,000 abstract records and each year adds 330,000 new abstracts; 4,000 journals and 2,000 conference proceedings are added each year. Some coverage of books, reports, theses and disssertations is also included.. This is not a good index for novices or for popular information in these fields.
Topics Covered: Computing and control, physics, electrical engineering and electronics, and information
Science.

Medline - (1985 - Present)
More than 3,500 journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. 1985 to the present. Search here for information on medical devices, prosthetics and medically applied materials.
Topics Covered: anatomy, communication disorders, microbiology, paramedical professions, pathology, physiology, psychiatry, toxicology, dentistry, parasitology, reproductive biology, epidemiology, gene therapy, surgical and pharmaceutical intervention, nursing practice, ethical and legal issues, institutional operations, laboratory techniques and procedures, diagnosis and management, clinical research trials and experimental treatment protocols, legislation and regulation, allied health specialties, continuing education,investigational drugs and new drug uses, and some veterinary medicine.

Engineered Materials Abstracts - (1986 - Present)
Indexes the world's literature on polymers, ceramics and composites: their properties, applications and manufacturing. Citations from over 1500 journals, conferences, technical reports and dissertations.
Topics Covered: Biomedical materials, Ceramics, Composites, Compounding and Blinding, Corrosion, Design, Joining, Machining, Mechanical properties, Microstructure, Molding and forming, Physical properties, Polymers, Preparation and Synthesis, Quality Control, and Testing.

METADEX - (Metals Abstracts) - (1966 - Present)
Indexes the world's literature on metals and alloys: their properties, development, manufacturing and applications. Citations from thousands of journals, conferences, technical reports, patents and dissertations. Printed equivalent is Metals Abstracts.
Topics Covered: Steel, Microstructure, Strength, Refining, Casting, Coatings, Heat Treatment, Metal Matrix Composites, Nonferrous metals, Corrosion, Extracting and Smelting, Blast Furnaces, Machining, Welding, Testing and Analysis, Environmental and Safety Issues.

Science Citation Index - (1980 - Present)
SCI covers over 3,300 of the world's most significant scientific and technical journals across more than 160 engineering and scientific disciplines (the top 25-30% of journals in each discipline determined by citaion frequency), with over 700,000 new items indexed each year. Find articles by keyword/author searching or by following "citation-webs" to other important articles that don't necessarily share similar keywords.
Topics covered: *All* engineering, science & medical disciplines.

Mechanical Engineering Abstracts - (1981 - Present)
Surveys and summarizes the worldwide literature in mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production engineering. It is published jointly with Engineering Information (EI - the producers of Compendex). This database is still quite small compared with Compendex but it is growing; it has a smaller focus (Mechanical Engineering) than Compendex.
Topics covered: Mechanical Engineering, General (including Mechanical Design, Mechanical Devices and Transmission, Machine Tools, Metal Cutting and Machining, Small Tools and Hardware, Abrasives, and Lubricants), Mechanical Engineering, Plant and Power (including Hydro and Tidal Power Plants, Internal Combustion Engines, Nuclear Power Plants, Steam Power Plants, Thermoelectric, MHD, and Other Power Generators, Heat Exchangers,
Turbines and Steam turbines, Compressors and Pumps, and Plant Engineering Generally), Nuclear Technology, Fluid Flow. Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Vacuum Technology, Heat and Thermodynamics (including Industrial Furnaces and Process Heating, Space heating and Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Cryogenics), Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Railroad Engineering, Materials Handling.

MathSciNet - (1940 - Present)
The best index to the scholarly Mathematics literature. Provides access to over 60 years of "Mathematical Reviews" and "Current Mathematical Publications", two premier indexes.

NTIS - (1964 - Present)
The National Technical Information Service covers information on U.S. government sponsored research and development projects, and reports, software, and data from 300 government agencies, ncluding NASA, DOD, DOE, EPA, DOT and the Department of Commerce. Each biweekly update is cumulative.

CRC EngNetBase - (CRC Handbooks Online)
Search 80+ CRC Handbooks from primarily Engineering disciplines. In addition to vast amounts of property data, many of these handbooks have descriptive chapters that provide an overview of certain engineering and science topics. (Note: At this time there is vastly more property information available in print resources than is electronically available. Check with a librarian for help in finding property information).

OTHER MATERIALS DATABASES:

Aluminium Industry Abstracts - (1972 - Present)
Indexes the world's technical literature on aluminium: its processing, products, applications, and business developments.
Topics covered: Aluminum Industry, Aluminum Intermetallics, Business Information, End Uses of Aluminum, Engineering Properties and Tests, Extractive Metallurgy, Melting, Casting, Foundry, Metalworking, Fabrication, Finishing, Ores, Extraction of Alumina and Aluminum, Patents, Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy, Quality Control and Tests.

Cambridge Engineering Selector -
The CES Materials package is for materials selection, and is the successor to Granta's best selling CMS2.0. Includes CES Selector, the Materials Database Module, CES Viewer, CES inDepth, and CES Weblinks. Enter data on the physical properties needed for a given materials application and receive a list of materials that match you requirements.

Ceramic Abstracts / World Ceramic Abstracts - (1975 - Present)
Indexes the world's literature on traditional and advanced ceramics: their properties, processing, applications, and business and government issues.
Topics covered: functional, technical and advanced ceramics (electro-ceramics, engineering ceramics, composites), abrasives, building ceramics (bricks, pipes, roofing tiles, cement-based materials), refractories, glass, raw materials, ceramics processing and treatment, properties and testing, applications (e.g. bioceramics, automotive, aerospace, nuclear), commercial and economic information, legislation and standards, environmental and pollution information, metal-ceramic systems.

Comprehensive Composite Materials - (6 Volume Encyclopedia, ©2000)
This encyclopedia contains excellent short articles on a very wide range of composite materials and Materials Science topics.
A printed version may be found in the Science & Engineering Reference Collection, Call Number: TA418.9.C6 C6344 2000
   v. 1. Fiber reinforcements and general theory of composites / volume editor, Tsu-Wei Chou
   v. 2. Polymer matrix composites / volume editors, Ramesh Talreja, Jan-Andres E. Månson
   v. 3. Metal matrix composites / volume editor, T.W. Clyne
   v. 4. Carbon/carbon, cement, and ceramic matrix composites / volume editor, Richard Warren
   v. 5. Test methods, nondestructive evaluation, and smart materials / volume editors, Leif Carlsson, Robert L. Crane, Kenji Uchino
   v. 6. Design and applications / volume editors, M.G. Bader, Keith K. Kedward, Yoshihiro Sawada.

Corrosion Abstracts - (1980 - Present)
Indexes the world's technical literature on corrosion: its characteristics, testing, implications, and prevention.
Topics covered: Alloying, Atmospheric corrosion, Cathodic protection, Corrosion in oil and gas production, Corrosion in specific materials, Corrosion potential, Corrosion prevention, Corrosion resistance, Cracking, Creep, Designing for cathodic protection, Designing for corrosion control, Diffusion, Fatigue, Immersion, Impedance, Inhibition, Inspection, Marine corrosion, Microbiologically influenced corrosion, Oxidation, Pipe corrosion, Pitting, Protective coatings and linings, Theory and data interpretation, Welding.

Materials Business File - (1985 - Present)
Indexes publications from around the world on the metal and materials industries: business news, government relations, statistical data. Citations from thousands of trade magazines, journals, and technical reports.
Topics covered: Recycling, Health and Safety issues, Economics, Alloy and Material Developments, Company information, New material developments, Energy Usage, Fuel, Energy Usage, Raw Materials, Recycling, Plant Developments and Descriptions, Engineering, Control and Testing, Machinery, Environmental Issues, Waste Treatment, Health and Safety, Product and Process Developments Applications, Competitive Materials, Substitution, Management, Training, Regulations, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Resources and Reserves, World Industry News, Company Information, and General Issues.

Thomas Register - (Current Products of Major North American Companies)
Thomas Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America where you can: Submit RFQs, Place orders online, View and download millions of Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings, View thousands of online, company catalogs and websites. Keyword searches may be performed on products, companies, or brand names from over 72,000 product headings and more than 170,000 company listings. Individual registration is required; each user must complete a registration form and receive a personal login and password.

Standards:
The Science & Engineering Library carries a full set of ASTM standards (updated every 3 years), IEEE standards, the ANSI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes, SAE - J series standards (in the "SAE Handbook"), most ACI standards (in the "ACI Manual of Concrete Practice"), and a smattering of ISO and other standards. Visit the Science & Engineering Library's Standards Page for more information and links to many standards issuing organizations.

Property Data: EngNetBase (CRC Handbooks Online) -
Search 80+ CRC Handbooks from primarily Engineering disciplines. In addition to vast amounts of property data, many of these handbooks have descriptive chapters that provide an overview of certain engineering and science topics. (Note: At this time there is vastly more property information available in print resources than is electronically available. Check with a librarian for help in finding property information).

Selected reference works located in the Science Reference Collection, Level 4.
Besides scholarly literature, much information useful to engineers is in books, handbooks, & encyclopedias. A few of these very useful resources are listed below. This is *not* a complete list. The large majority of property data published over the last century is *not* available on the Internet, but is found in printed handbooks, looseleaf collections, and journals. Locating data takes perseverance and not every material or compound has published values for all possible properties. Reference books are not usually allowed to leave the library. However,many reference books that are available for checkout, may be found in the main engineering collection. Consult a Science & Engineering librarian for assistance in locating property information. Nearly all of the selected reference works below have been published in the last 10-15 years.
An asterick (*) denotes a handbook searchable in the online database "EngNetBase".

EngNetBase (CRC Handbooks Online) -
Search 80+ CRC Handbooks from primarily Engineering disciplines. In addition to vast amounts of property data, many of these handbooks have descriptive chapters that provide an overview of certain engineering or science topics.

NIST Web Search Engine -http://www.boulder.nist.gov/ - (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Lots of property data is published by the US government and is available on the web. Use this site to search all NIST websites. Use the phrase "property data" and then the type of data your looking for. Results can be very specific, but once you've identified a site useful to you . . .

NIST Structural Ceramics Database (SCD) is available - http://www.ceramics.nist.gov/srd/scd/scdquery.htm
Established in 1990 and upgraded in 1993 and 1998, the SCD is now nearly double the size of the 1998 version and provides a comprehensive collection of materials property data for advanced ceramics. With more than 30,000 numeric values, the SCD covers the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of oxide (alumina, beryllia, MgO, ...), boride (TiB2,...), carbide (SiC, boron carbide,...), nitride (AlN, BN, silicon nitride, ...), and oxynitride (AlON, SiAlON,...) ceramic materials. In addition to the numeric data, the SCD provides full bibliographic references to the sources of the data, along with descriptions of the materials and the measurement methods.

NIST - Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) - http://www.eeel.nist.gov/
The mission of the EEEL is to strengthen the U.S. economy and improve the quality of life by providing measurement science and technology, and by advancing standards, primarily for the electronics and electrical industries. Goals: Strengthen foundation for all electrical measurements Provide measurement capability required for a world-class electronics industry Provide measurement capability required for world-class electrical industries

WWW Virtual Library- Engineering - http://vlib.org/Engineering.html
Investigate all of the engineering disciplines listed in this excellent online library.

WWW Virtual Library- All Disciplines - http://vlib.org/
Investigate the full breadth of disciplines in this online library.

WWW Virtual Library: Conferences Worldwide - http://www.iao.fhg.de/Library/conferences/

NASA Technical Reports Server - http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS
A service which allows you to search the many different abstracts and technical report databases maintained by various NASA centers and programs.

NTIS (U.S. National Technical Information Service) - http://www.ntis.gov/search.htm
This Website allows you to search for information on unrestricted technical reports from U.S. and non U.S. Government sponsored research, development, and engineering analysis.

Worldwide Composites Search Engine - http://www.wwcomposites.com/
This is a search engine for composite companies. It also has a couple of unique, and useful, features in the "surplus materials database" for purchasing composites from places that have extra supplies on hand and "key personnel database" for locating particular researchers.

The Composites Corner - http://www.advmat.com/links.html
Guide to corporate activities in the area of Advanced Composite Materials. Provides links to hundreds of advanced composite materials operations is academia, government and corporate. Many company profiles are listed and many tables.

NIST Ceramics WebBook: a Resource for Information about Ceramics - http://www.ceramics.nist.gov/webbook/webbook.htm

Evaluated Data - http://www.ceramics.nist.gov/webbook/evaluate.htm
Includes the Nist Superconducting Materials Database, the NIST Structural Ceramics Database, and a collection of Property Data Summaries.
Guide to Data Centers and Sources - http://www.ceramics.nist.gov/srd/guide/guide.htm
The databases in this section are listed in the table below:

NIST Guide to Data Centers and Sources

Biomaterials Properties Database at the University of Michigan [Broad range of tabulated property data for a number of biomaterials, such as hydroxyapatite, and including thermal properties.]

Cambridge Materials Selection Database [Originating from the work of Mike Ashby at Cambridge University, this database includes most engineering materials. There are no missing property values, allowing direct comparisons between all materials and across traditional classifications, e.g. ceramics to metals. It is accompanied by Ashby's charting and performance index methods permitting a systematic approach to analysis of materials based on engineers' design requirements for mechanical, thermal, and electrical applications. The database shows the processes that can be used to shape each material. The physical and economic attributes of each process are given under the main categories of casting, deformation, deposition, machining, moulding, powder methods, and rapid prototyping.]

Ceramic Industry's Ceramic Reference Guide [This guide contains tables and charts for a variety of ceramic materials and properties.]

Chemical Thermodynamics Data Center [This government organization concentrates on the evaluation and compilation of thermodynamic properties of organic, inorganic, and organometallic (not a large effort) compounds, in addition to the estimation (mainly with organics) of those properties. Output consists of computerized numeric databases, printed data compilations, and published articles and reports. Limited data referral and consultation is available.]

CINDAS [Worldwide scientific and technical literature, information, and data on the thermophysical, thermoradiative, mechanical, electronic, electrical, magnetic, optical, and other properties of technologically important materials to maintain CINDAS as a national resource for materials properties data and information.]

CODATA Thermodynamic Properties of Key Chemical Substances [The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) has conducted a project to establish internationally agreed values for the thermodynamic properties of key chemical substances. This table presents the final results of the project. Use of these recommended, internally consistent values is encouraged in the analysis of thermodynamic measurements, data reduction, and preparation of other thermodynamic tables. The table includes the standard enthalpy of formation at 298.15 K, the entropy at 298.15 K, and the quantity H ° (298.15 K)-H °(0). A value of 0 in the DfH ° column for an element indicates the reference state for that element. The standard state pressure is 100000 Pa (1 bar). See the reference for information on the dependence of gas-phase entropy on the choice of standard state pressure. Substances are listed in alphabetical order of their chemical formulas when written in the most common form.]

Composite Materials Handbook [A joint effort of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the Materials Sciences Corporation, and the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials.]

Controlled Fusion Atomic Data Center [This center compiles, reviews, and recommends atomic collision data of significance to fusion research. An online bibliography is maintained to support this activity. Services include consultation, specific data on request, and referral to data sources. Output includes bibliographic and numeric databases, printed data compilations and published articles and reports.]

Copper Data Center [This service provides access to the world's technical and environmental literature regarding copper and copper alloys.]

Materials Property Database from JAHM Software [The Materials Property Database (MPDB) software is designed to provide easy access to over 1100 materials and 5700 sets of temperature dependent data for elastic modulus, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity & more.]

MatWeb [MatWeb has property data for a variety of engineering materials including metal alloys, polymers, and ceramics.]

MEMS Material Properties Database [The MEMS Material Properties Database includes mechanical properties, electrical properties, optical properties. This Material Properties database is useful for the design and analysis of MEMS structures and devices by practitioners, researchers and students.]

MIRO Project RC132 [MIRO Project RC132: Phase Equilibrium Data for Oxide Systems combines existing data for alloys and gases. The RC132 database has already been used successfully to solve problems associated with iron formation in zinc blast furnaces, to assist in the extraction of copper and precious metals, to provide information on liquidus temperatures and primary phases of relevance to glass making, to assess the consequences of a nuclear reactor core meltdown and to model the behaviour of fly ash in coal combustion.]

Mossbauer Effect Data Center [This university research institute produces, collects, and evaluates data on the Mossbauer Effect. Output includes the database Mossbauer Micros, and the published Mossbauer Effect Reference and Data Journal. Specific data is provided upon request, in addition to consultation services and a referral to other data sources.]

National Center for the Thermodynamic Data of Minerals [This government organization compiles, evaluates, and produces thermodynamic and physical data on minerals and selected inorganic compounds. The center prepares computerized databases for microcomputers, articles for professional journals, and USGS bulletins. Specific data are available on request as well as consultation services and referrals to other sources.]

National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology [NCEMT contains engineering knowledge bases including: Atlas of Formability, High Temperature Superconductors, Aluminum Stabilized NbTi Superconductors, Powder Metallurgy Materials, Porous Materials, and Thermophysical Properties.]

NIST Bibliographic Database on Atomic Transition Probabilities [The NIST bibliographic database on atomic transition probabilities presently contains 6113 references, dating from 1914 through May 1999. These papers contain numerical data, comments, and review articles on atomic transition probabilities (oscillator strengths, line strengths, or radiative lifetimes).]

NIST Chemical Kinetics Database [The NIST Chemical Kinetics Database provides a tool for those producing and using gas-phase kinetic data.]

NIST Chemistry WebBook [The NIST Chemistry WebBook provides users with easy access to chemical and physical property data for chemical species. The data provided in the site are from collections maintained by the NIST Standard Reference Data Program and outside contributors. Data in the Chemistry WebBook system are organized by chemical species. The Chemistry WebBook system allows users to search for chemical species by various means. Once the desired species has been identified, the system will display data for the species.]

NIST Crystal and Electron Diffraction Data Center [The NIST Crystal and Electron Diffraction Data Center collects data on the crystallographic properties of materials. Output consists of printed data compilations and magnetic media containing data. Services include online access, provision of specific data upon request, referral to other data sources, and consultation services on data center activities. NIST Crystal Data is a comprehensive database with chemical, physical, and crystallographic information on all types of well-characterized substances.]

NIST Database on Reinforcement Permeability Values [Includes data on composite reinforcement materials used in liquid composite molding.]

NIST Physical Reference Data [Includes physical constants, and other data regarding atomic and molecular spectroscopy, ionizing radiation and dosimetry, nuclear and condensed matter physics, and more.]

Notre Dame Radiation Chemistry Data Center [The Radiation Chemistry Data Center of the Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory is an information resource dedicated to the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of data characterizing the reactions of transient intermediates produced by radiation chemical and photochemical methods.]

Plastics Materials Selection Data Center [This private company produces, collects, and evaluates technical data on properties on more than 13,000 polymers, including price. Includes detailed specifications on over 500 models of plastics, processing equipment, and over 17,000 production plants in the U.S. Services include online access, provision of specific data upon request, training or demonstration activities on data, and consultation services on data center activities. The Plastics Materials Selection database is available on the World Wide Web.]

Superconductivity Papers Database at Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Japan [This database largely covers articles on superconductivity published after the advent (1987) of high Tc in 20 - 50 scientific journals and includes review papers.]

Technical Ceramics Information Center, Germany [This site contains tables of typical properties of ceramic materials.]

Titanium Industries Users Technical Guide [Titanium Industries Users Technical Guide by Titanium Industries, Inc. website is designed and built to be an informative resource for titanium users.]

WebElements [WebElements offers various free data from the periodic table of elements including chemical data, ionization enthalpies, and much more.]

Tools and Resources - http://www.ceramics.nist.gov/webbook/tools.htm
The resources in this section are listed in the table below:

NIST - Ceramics Division

MatML: XML for Materials Property Data

Versailles Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS)

Fractography

Thin Films

"NIST Recommended Practice Guide Particle Size Characterization" (NIST SP 960-1)

"NIST Recommended Practice Guide on the Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science & Technology" (NIST SP 960-3)

Glossary of Terms for Phase Equilibria Diagrams

Texture Analysis Software Package

OOF: Object Oriented Finite element code for analyzing microstructural images

See Also

Materials Algorithms Project [The Materials Algorithms Project serves as a centre for the "validation" and distribution of algorithms of use in the modelling of materials. MAP consists of a perpetual library of programs and data, which with skill and imagination can be exploited to develop new concepts by building on existing knowledge.]

Melts Software Package [Melts is a software package for modeling crystallization of magmatic systems. The MELTS and pMELTS applets provide a means to calculate heterogeneous phase equilibria in magmatic systems as a function of bulk composition, temperature and pressure.]

National Physical Laboratory (UK) [Provides a wide range of materials testing services, from mechanical and environmental testing to process control and failure analysis. Develops new measurement methods for materials, provide measurement services, and undertake government-supported collaborative research and development.]

The WWW Virtual Library: Ceramics [This WWW Virtual Library contains links to international commercial as well as non-commercial sites for technical and traditional ceramics.]

SCI.MATERIALS.CERAMICS Discussion Forum [This site is the Usenet discussion forum for ceramics via deja.com.]

Classical, Quantum & Statistical Mechanics & Thermodynamics Educational Sites [Thanks to the University of Illinois at Chicago Thermodynamics Research Laboratory]

Thermodynamic Data and Property Calculation Sites on the Web [Thanks to the University of Illinois at Chicago Thermodynamics Research Laboratory]

Materials Algorithms Project (MAP) - http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/map/mapmain.html
MAP provides algorithms for use in the modelling of materials. It features a library of downloadable programs, subroutines, and functions for the modelling of materials.

The Phase Diagram Web - http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/asm_tms/phase_diagrams/
A Free Service of The Georgia Tech Joint Student Chapter of ASM/TMS, many binary phase diagrams are provided but a warning on the page (to avoid possible leagal liability?) says not to rely on these for "mission critical" calculations.

AMM.com - Metals Profiles - http://www.amm.com/index2.htm?/ref/proflist.HTM (commercial profiles not scientific)
The majority of the metals profiles originally appeared in the 1999 edition of Metal Statistics, The Statistical Guide to North American Metals, published annually by AMM. Individual profiles now feature links to related commodities summaries, surveys and reviews* from the U.S. Geological Survey's Minerals Information Team.

Methods - Surface Processing and Mechanics Division - Oak Ridge National Laboratory - http://www.ornl.gov/spm/methods/methods.htm
This site provides descriptions of various surface processing methods (including composites, coatings, powder metallurgy, thermodynamics and tribology) and links to related resources.

Nanotechnology database - http://itri.loyola.edu/nanobase/
Hosted by Loyola University and Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, this is a portal to nanotechnology resources on the Internet. Sites are grouped by academic, industry, government laboratories, government agencies, professional societies, non-profit organizations, publications, and conferences.

Strength of Materials from "Engineers Edge" - http://www.engineersedge.com/strength_of_materials.htm
This site contains basic equations (and deffinitions) used to calculate the strength of materials. It also has an extensive list of links to other relevant sites.

NDT.org - Non-Destructive Testing - http://www.ndt.org/
This site is aimed at professionals interested in Nondestructive Testing. It contains discussion boards, mailing lists, a classified ad section with job openings, newsletters and marketplace information.

Center for Nondestructive Evaluation at Iowa State University - http://www.cnde.iastate.edu/ncce/whatis.html
Provides definitions on the various types of nondestructive testing and evaluation.
Check out the NDE Resources page - http://www.cnde.iastate.edu/cnde/publications.html - for some Property Information among other useful resources.

Corrosion Source - http://www.corrosionsource.com/
This is a portal to corrosion resources for materials industry and researchers. Many useful links include: a library of technical literature, a section of handbooks, hot topics, and a learning center.

TPSX: Thermal Protection Systems Expert and Material Properties Database - http://tpsx.arc.nasa.gov/
The Ames ASM database includes over 60 TPS materials, the JSC database was compiled by Johnson Space Center and includes over 130 materials, the refractory database includes over 500 materials compiled from a report by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, the JANAF database includes properties of over 1000 chemical species. TPSX is produced and maintained by the engineers and scientists of the Thermal Protection Materials and Systems Branch (Code ASM) at NASA Ames Research Center. This program is the result of a project to compile, maintain and provide easy access to the large amount of material property data used by ASM in the development of thermal protection systems (TPS). This database must be downloaded for use.

Where to Find Materials Safety Data Sheets on the Internet - http://www.ilpi.com/msds/
There are many MSDS sites on the Interne but no one site provides all the available data sheets. This site gives background information on MSDS, including definitions and examples. It also supplies links to approximately 100 MSDS sites and suggests ways to locate other MSDS sources.

Digital Library of Mathematical Functions - http://dlmf.nist.gov/

Bibliography of documents on HTML, including tutorials. - http://www.utirc.utoronto.ca/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/bibliography.html

Constants, Units and Uncertainty - http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/index.html
This site addresses three topics: fundamental physical constants, the International System of Units (SI), which is the modern metric system, and expressing the uncertainty of measurement results. Go directly to the search page.

A+ Materials Science and Engineering: Glossary of Terms - http://www13.brinkster.com/justinmc/glossary/index.html
This is an extensive glossary of terms dealing with all aspects of Materials Science. See the section of links which provide good links for Ceramics, Crystallography, Metals and Polymers.

Engineering Statistics Handbook - http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/

Glossaries - All types english-german - http://www.jump.net/~fdietz/glossary.htm#LibraryE

Guide for the Use of the Internatonal System of Units (SI) (SP811) - http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html

Data & Property Calculation Websites - Nano, Quantum & Statistical Mechancis & Thermodynamics - http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamic.Data.and.Property_html

Guide to Available Mathematical Software (GAMS) - http://gams.nist.gov/

ThermoDex - An Index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks - http://thermodex.lib.utexas.edu/
ThermoDex contains records for printed and web-based compilations of thermochemical and thermophysical data for chemical compounds and other substances. You can select one or more compound types and link them to one or more property terms, and ThermoDex will return a list of handbooks that might contain this data. WARNING: the results of a search in ThermoDex reflect the holdings of the library at the University of Texas, Austin. Check UNIS, the library catalog here at the University of Utah to see if we own these publications.

Index to Multimedia Information Sources - http://viswiz.gmd.de/MultimediaInfo/

Physics Servers Around the World - http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/physics-services/physics_services2.html

PubList.com - http://www.publist.com/
PubList.com is a comprehensive directory of information about more than 150,000 publications and more than 8000 newspapers around the world.

Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations (from Wiley InterScience) - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa/

University Home pages Worldwide - http://www.neda.com/unicollege.html

Ethics Links

Onlineethics.org - The Online Ethics Center for Engineering & Science- http://onlineethics.org/
Science, Engineering Technology Ethics Links - http://www.chowan.edu/acadp/ethics/science.htm
National Institute for Engineering Ethics Online - http://www.niee.org/
        Applied Ethics in Professional Practice - Case of the Month - http://www.niee.org/Case-of-the-Month/
National Society of Professional Engineers - NSPE Ethics Reference Guide - http://www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1%2Drefr.asp
        NSPE Code of Ethics, Case studis, Consolidated Table of Contents to the Opinions
        of the Board of Ethical Review, Subject Reference Guide to NSPE Code of Ethics.
The Ethics Center - http://www.taknosys.com/ethics/ 
Ethics Resource Center - http://www.ethics.org/index.html
Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility - http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/index.html
Ethics in Computing - http://courses.ncsu.edu/classes-a/computer_ethics/
Web Clearinghouse for Engineering and Computing Ethics - http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jherkert/ethicind.html

 

World Wide Web Information:
World-Wide Web Servers: All registered Web servers worldwide. - http://www.w3.org/hypertext/DataSources/WWW/Servers.html
Technical information about the World Wide Web - http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/Technical.html
WWW and Network Starting Points - http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/StartingPoints/NetworkStartingPoints.html

Selected Scholarly Societies:
IEEE : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - http://www.ieee.org/
IEE :   Institution of Electrical Engineers - http://www.iee.org.uk/
IEEE   Computer Society - http://www.computer.org/
ASEE : American Society for Engineering Education - http://www.asee.org/
ACM : Association for Computing Machinary - http://www.acm.org/
OSA :  Optical Society of America - http://www.osa.org/
SPIE :  International Society for Optical Engineering - http://www.spie.org/
SWE :  Society of Women Engineers - http://www.swe.org/
NSBE : National Society of Black Engineers - http://www.nsbe.org/
NSF :   National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/
NIH :   National Institute of Health - http://www.nih.gov/

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Tips

Database Selection Note: Besides the theoretical investigations regarding novel materials, Materials Science may be applied to nearly all areas of engineering and human endeavor. For this reason many databases will contain some literature pertaining to materials. In general "SciFinder Scholar" (Chemical Abstracts) gives excellent coverage to the chemistry of materials, including some basic properties. Engineering applications of materials will be best covered in "Compendex" and "Inspec". "Compendex" is especially good for mechanical engineering applications but it also covers of other applications including electrical engineering. "Inspec" is very good for electrical engineering applications and for articles discussing the physics of materials applications. "Medline" covers biomedical applications of materials while "Applied Science and Engineering Abstracts" provides the materials perspective of field engineers in all engineering disciplines. "Metadex" covers materials where metals are the primary constituent or act as an important component. "Science Citation Index" covers the top 25-30% of the journals in all engineering fields while "NTIS" reports on US government sponsored research. The "USPTO" database searches the Patent and trademark office and although this database is not the easiest to use, it is the best source for "cutting edge" science which is reported here before publication in scholarly journals. Other good indexes include the "Engineered Materials Abstracts", "Alumiunum Abstracts", "Ceramic Abstracts", "Comprehensive Composite Materials" and "Corrosion Abstracts" - the names of these databases pretty much explain their coverage. For property information try the "EngNetBase" which contains the data from over 80 CRC handbooks. If you want help selecting a material for a specific application try the "Cambridge Engineering Selector" while the "Thomas Register" may help in locating sources for needed materials.

Remote Access to Library Databases: Nearly every database offered by the library come with license restrictions from the database producer. Normally, the library is allowed to offer database access to selected library computers only (restrictive license) OR to all computers across campus (usual license). If you are a student, faculty or employee of the Univesity of Utah, you may register for remote database access, allowing you the ability to search from home or other off-campus locations.

The large majority of Property Data published over the last century is not in electronic format, or on the Internet, but is found in printed handbooks, looseleaf collections, and journals in the Science & Engineering Library located on 4th floor of Marriott Library. Locating data takes perserverence and not every material or compound has published values for all possible properties. Consult a Science & Engineering librarian for assistance in locating property information. The NIST web site is an excellent free source for a broad range of property information.

Engineering Handbooks on a great many subjects are available in print in the Science & Engineering Reference Collection on Level 4 of Marriott Library (see map). This is an area rich in engineering data and short turorials. Much more data is availble here than on any web site. Reference books do not circulate but many handbooks, as well as introductory to advanced books on nearly all engineering topics are available for check-out from the general collection.

The Call Number arrangement of library materials is a subject arrangement.
Use call number areas to browse for books on specific engineering topics. Be aware that information on some subjects, especially those that have applications in other engineering areas, may be divided among more than one range of call numbers.

For online Patent Information visit the USPTO (US Patent & Trademark Office) or the EPO (European Patent Office) sites; listed above under the Web LInks "Reference Sources" section.