Materials Engineering
Resource Guide

Databases

• CSA Materials Research Database
• Compendex (Engineering Index)
• Web of Science (search by subject or cited reference)
• Chemical Abstracts
  Searching available for NMT faculty and students by appointment. Call 835-6367.
• Dissertation Abstracts Online (via FirstSearch)
• PapersFirst [conferences] (via FirstSearch)

General (include full-text articles)

• Academic Search Premier
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• Wilson Select Plus

Reference Tools

Journal Abbreviations
Serials Lists for subfiles of CSA Materials Research Database:
• Engineered Materials Abstracts
• Aluminium Industry Abstracts
• Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
• Copper Data Center Database
• Corrosion Abstracts
• Materials Business File
• METADEX
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Concise Encyclopedia of Advanced Ceramic Materials - Ref TA 455 .C43 C66 1990

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering - Ref TP 1087 E46 1985 (17 volumes)

Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics - Ref Q175.35.E53 2005 (4 volumes)

International Encyclopedia of Composites - Ref TA 418.9 .C6 E53 1989 (6 volumes)

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology - Ref Q121 .M3 2002 (20 volumes)

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology - Ref TP 9 E685 1992 (27 volumes)

Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia - Ref TP1110 .P65 1996 (12 volumes)

Handbooks and Other Reference Works

ASM Handbook (aka Metals Handbook) - Ref TA459 .M43 (21 volumes)

ASTM Standards - Ref TA401 .A653 (complete 2007 multi-volume set)

Corrosion resistance tables : metals, nonmetals, coatings, mortars, plastics,
     elastomers and linings, and fabrics - Ref TA418.74 .S38 1991 (2 volumes)

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook - Ref TA403.4.C74 2001

CRC Handbook of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data - Ref QC173.397.L53 1994

Engineered Materials Handbook - Ref TA403.E497 (4 volumes - v.1 Composites,
     v.2 Engineering Plastics, v.3 Adhesives & Sealants, v. 4 Ceramics & Glasses)

Handbook of Comparative World Steel Standards - Ref TA472 .H25 2004

Handbook of Corrosion Data - Ref TA 462 .H37 1989

Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers - Ref TJ 151 .M37 1987

Metal statistics : the statistical guide to North American metals - Ref HD9506 .U6 A58 2002

Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook - Ref TP 151 P45 1997

Phase Diagrams for Ceramists - Ref QD501 .L59 (8 volumes)

Polymer Handbook - Ref QD388 .P65 1999

Smithells Metals Reference Book - Ref TN671.S55 2004

Structural steel designer's handbook : AISC, AASHTO, AISI, ASTM, AREMA, and ASCE-07 design standards - Ref TA684.S79 2006

Associations & Societies

• American Ceramic Society (ACers)http://www.ceramics.org
• ASM International (society for materials engineers and scientists) http://www.asm-intl.org
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) http://www.astm.org/
• Electrochemical Society (ECS) http://www.electrochem.org
• Materials Research Society (MRS) http://www.mrs.org
• Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) http://www.tms.org/
• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) http://www.sampe.org/

Materials & Metallurgical Links

• Ceramics WebBook (NIST) http://www.ceramics.nist.gov/webbook/webbook.htm
  Provides links to 3 NIST ceramics databases with evaluated data

• Materials Algorithms Project (MAP) http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/map/mapmain.html
  Serves as a centre for the "validation" and distribution of algorithms of use in the modelling of materials

• MatWeb http://www.matweb.com/
  Database includes manufacturer-supplied property data on about 24,000 materials. Searchable by material type, trade name, property parameters, manufacturer, etc.

Metals:
• Copper.org http://64.90.169.191/homepage.html
  Provides information on the uses, business, and trade of copper, as well as links to information on copper data, standards and properties, etc.
  Click on Copper Data Center to search for citations to journal articles (1965-Present)
• Magnesium Home Page http://www.members.tripod.com/Mg/
  Comprehensive site with information on properties, uses, refining, production and alloys.
• The Nickel Page http://www.nipera.org/
  Information on the uses and properties of nickel and the safe use of nickel in the workplace.

• MIT OpenCourseWare: Materials Science and Engineering http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/index.htm
  
Free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners.

• Patent Searching http://www.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/INFO/ORef/patents.html
  Links to patent databases and web tutorials

• Standards http://www.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/INFO/ORef/standards.html
  Links to standard databases and specific organizations such as ANSI, ASTM, etc.

• ThermoDex (Univ. of Texas) http://thermodex.lib.utexas.edu/
  Use this tool to identify printed handbooks that contain thermodynamic and physical data on all types of substances.
  Caution: the library call numbers indicated are for the UT Library. Double check in LIBROS for call numbers and availability in the Tech Library.

• Vermont SIRI MSDS collection http://hazard.com/msds/
  Online collection of material safety data sheets