Selected Resources for: Materials Science
 | Subject Librarian: Meghan Lafferty E-Mail: mlaffert@umn.edu Subject Description:Materials science is the study of the properties of solid materials and how these properties -- including mechanical, thermal, chemical, electric, magnetic, and optical behaviour -- arise from a material's structure. The methods of materials science have been extended to the study of polymers, glasses, ceramics, amorphous metals, and even biological materials such as bone. (Excerpted from Britannica Online). You may find additional useful resources on the chemistry, polymers or engineering, chemical pages, as well. |
Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject IndexesCompendex and Engineering Index   Provides extensive indexing of scholarly and technical periodicals, conference proceedings, and report literature in all engineering disciplines including applied physics, electronics, materials science, and related fields in science and management. Indexes nearly 3000 sources worldwide. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| INSPEC ® Provides comprehensive coverage of scholarly literature in the fields of physics and astrophysics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Indexed are primarily journal articles and conference papers, with some books,technical reports, and dissertations. The database provides bibliographic citations plus abstracts. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| SciFinder Scholar SciFinder Scholar is the best database for chemistry-related topics; Access it online, download software to use it on your home or office computer, access it from public computers in Walter, BioMedical, or Magrath Libraries by clicking on the SciFinder desktop icon (note: access contractually restricted to current U of MN faculty, students and staff). SciFinder Scholar includes journal and patent literature with references as far back as 1907 as well as information on chemical regulatory data, suppliers, reactions, and substances. You will need to download and log in to VPN before you can access SciFinder from off-campus. Non-affiliates should see this guide for options. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Web of Science (ISI) The Web of Science is the Web interface for institutional sitewide access to the Science Citation Index. A citation index compiles cited references from journal articles and allows you to find articles that have cited older papers. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Atlases & Maps| Atlas of Surface Structures A 2-volume set based on the NIST Surface Structure Database (SSD). Contains tables and computer-generated views of almost 600 structures. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Chemical Compounds
| Combined Chemical Dictionary Database of descriptive & numerical data on chemical, physical & biological properties of compounds; systematic & common names; literature references; & structures. Contains all compounds included in: Dictionary of Organic Compounds (255,000 records) Dictionary of Natural Products (170,000) ; Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (101,000) ; Dictionary of Drugs (40,000+) ; Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (14,000) [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Dictionaries
| ASM Materials Engineering Dictionary Has 10,000 entries covering materials, processes, and concepts related to metals, plastics, ceramics, composites, and adhesives. Includes figures and tables, and "Technical Briefs" with encyclopedia-type coverage of key material groups. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Chambers Materials Science and Technology Dictionary Gives over 6,500 definitions covering modern materials. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Ceramic Science and Engineering Includes roughly 12,700 entries covering the entire field of ceramic fabrication, testing, and materials. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Materials and Testing Includes terms for materials commonly used in engineering: metals, welding materials, composites, polymers, plastics, adhesives, lubricants, as well as computer terms. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Glossary of Corrosion-related Terms Used in Science and Industry Provides definitions for some 4,000 terms relevant to the study, effect, and control of corrosion; includes synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Williams Dictionary of Biomaterials
Addressing the need for clarity between clinical and engineering researchers, it defines and explains some 6000 terms. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Concise Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization Covers techniques for determining composition, degree of perfection, physical and mechanical traits, & microstructure of materials. Includes articles on the characterization of specific materials and general techniques. Covers bulk methods and surface techniques, including: atomic force microscopy; confocal optical microscopy; gamma ray diffractometry; thermal wave imaging; x-ray diffraction and time-resolved techniques. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Advanced Materials 4-volume set on the synthesis, processing, theory and applications of all classes of advanced materals, emphasizing control of structure in order to create a set of properties for specific applications. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Applied Physics Provides the basic principles and in-depth coverage of all technically pertinent areas of modern-day physics, coupled with technological applications from real life. Key subject areas covered include the basics, methods, and applications—as well as all the neighboring fields of physics and engineering. The encyclopedia comprehensively covers such specific topics as: optics, laser physics, solid state and semiconductor physics, atom and nuclear physics, and biophysics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk-Othmer) One of the most comprehensive and well-known encyclopedias in the field of chemical technology; it also contains a great deal of basic chemistry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering An 8-volume set covering all aspects of materials science and engineering. Has a good introduction to the field in the first volume, and overview articles that point from general to specific subjects. A bit dated. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry "The worlds's largest technical encyclopedia," this is also a very trusted source of information on a wide variety of fields that involve chemistry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Works
| ASTM Standards Produced by the American Society for Testing and Materials, this resource provides instant access to the current digital edition of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Please note that if you are looking for older or inactive standards, the Science & Engineering Library has the Annual Book of ASTM Standards in print from 1975 to 2006. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| ENGnetBASE ENGnetBASE is an online reference source providing access to over 600 handbooks published by CRC Press. The handbooks include a wide variety of titles on engineering specialties, including Civil Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, HVAC, Nanotechnology, and more. Users can either browse the table of contents of each individual handbook or use keyword searching to retrieve and display related full-text information. Full- text results are displayed in .pdf format. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| ASM Handbooks Online ASM Handbooks Online(The Metals Handbook), a large database covering metals property and performance data, is the place to start for data on metals and includes all 21 ASM Handbook volumes and two ASM Desk Editions. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Annually published reference source for chemical & physical property data, nomenclature, structure, & composition of substances. Includes physical constants of organic & inorganic compounds, conversion factors, & much more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook Covers material structure and composition; phase diagram sources; thermodynamic and kinetic data; thermal, mechanical, electrical, optical, and chemical properties. Has a selection section where materials are compared by property value. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| CRC-Elsevier Materials Selector A 3-volume set covering metals, plastics, carbon and graphite, glasses, ceramics, polymers, composites, and surface treatments; compares material properties and the economics of manufacturing routes. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Pearson's Handbook of Crystallographic Data for Intermetallic Phases A 3-volume set containing structural data for many compounds and elements. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Practical Handbook of Materials Science A supplement to the original CRC Handbook of Materials Science; deals with commercial and experimental materials and their properties. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook
Covers fundamentals of corrosion science and engineering, non-metals, metals, corrosion protection, and testing for corrosion resistance. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Physical Property Data
| Atlas of Stress-Corrosion and Corrosion Fatigue Curves Covers major alloy groups, with sections on carbon, alloy, stainless and pressure vessel steels, and superalloys. Effects of variables (grain size, cooling rate, stress intensity, and temperature) are given, along with many environments. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Corrosion Resistance Tables A 3-volume set giving chemical compatibility data for over 400 environments and 120 materials; helps in the selection of the right material for the environment. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Handbook of Biomaterial Properties Covers intrinsic and interactive properties of biomaterials, both implantable materials and natural tissues and fluids. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Handbook of Corrosion Data Arranged by environments, gives a description of conditions, corrosion properties of alloys in such situations, lists of recent articles, tables comparing corrosion rates at various temperatures and concentrations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| International Tables for Crystallography The definitive resource and reference work for crystallography with articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials; symmetry, diffraction methods and techniques of crystal structure determination, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals are primary emphases. A Brief Teaching Edition, a teaching tool drawn from Volume A, covers the 17 plane groups, 24 selected space-groups, & basic explanations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| NIST Data Gateway Provides access to collection of more than 80 databases of well-documented numeric data (including the NIST Chemistry WebBook and other sources of chemical and physical properties) from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). The data are from a variety of scientific disciplines including biotechnology, chemistry, materials science, mathematical modeling, physics, and more. Searchable by keywords, properties, and substances. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| PGM Database Collection of physical, mechanical and chemical data for the platinum group metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium) and over 400 of their alloys. Allows searching by physical, mechanical, and chemical properties. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Ternary Alloys Ongoing series giving all known phase diagrams of 3-component metal systems. Provides liquidus projections, isothermal and vertical sections, reaction schemes, invariant equilibria and crystallographic data, accompanied by descriptive text. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Treatises
| Comprehensive Composite Materials An encyclopedic treatment of the processing, properties and applications of a wide variety of composites. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Materials Science and Technology : a Comprehensive Treatment A comprehensive, 18-volume treatise on materials published over several years in the 1990s. All materials covered, including metals, glasses & amphorphous materials, ceramics, nuclear materials, semiconductors, polymers, and more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Electronic Texts| Knovel Knovel provides online access to reference books, databases, and conference proceedings from a number of publishers that cover all areas of engineering and includes content relevant to related sciences (e.g., chemistry and earth sciences). It includes interactive graphs and tables and is a good starting point when you need a piece of data quickly. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Statistics and Data
Data Resources| Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams A 3-volume set of over 4,700 phase diagrams for binary alloys. Entries may contain the assessed phase diagram, abridged text, a special points table, crystal structure and selected key references. Diagrams are plotted in both atomic and weight percentages. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids A 5-volume set summarizing refractive index and extinction (or loss) coefficients of technically important dielectrics. Also included are tutorial chapters covering the basics of dielectric theory and reviews of experimental techniques. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals
| ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information Describes the writing and citation style recommended by the American Chemical Society; click on the above link to access the chapter on references. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| AIP Style Manual The American Institute of Physics' guide to writing, editing, and preparing physics manuscripts for publication. Prepared under the direction of the AIP Publication Board. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
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