Subject Guide: Materials Science

Databases

• ASM Handbook Online
• Materials Science   (alternate site)
• Compendex  (comprehensive engineering index)
• Current Contents
• DOE Department of Energy Citations Database
• NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
• Science Citation Index  (Web of Science)
• Scirus (Search the scientific web)
• SPIN Web (ASME, ASCE, AIP, SPIE)   
• TRD: Technology Research Database
• Chemical Abstracts
• Dissertation Abstracts

CSA Materials Science Databases (CSA):

• Advanced Polymers Abstracts
• Aerospace & High Technology Database
• Aluminium Industry Abstracts
• ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering
• Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
• Composites Industry Abstracts
• Copper Data Center Database
• Corrosion Abstracts
• Engineered Materials Abstracts (Ceramics, Composites and Polymers subfiles)
• Materials Business File
• METADEX
• WELDASEARCH

Web Sites

• Scientific.net (Materials Science & Engineering)

Reference Books

• ASM Handbook Online
• ASTM Standards (full-text)
• Heat Transfer Textbook, 3rd edition
• MAE Style Guide (writing)

 Journals

• ASME Journals
• Elsevier Journals - last 12 months - print subscriptions only
• Materials Science & Technology
• NDTnet  (The e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing)
• Information about engineering journals

Materials Information in print

• How to search the MERLIN Library Catalog: a tutorial
• ASM Handbook (MU ENGR REF TA459 .A52 1990 v.1-21)
• Handbook of Materials Selection (MU ENGR REF TA403.4 .H368 2002)  

About Materials Science

• Discover Ceramic and Materials Engineering

• Material Safety Data Sheets -- multiple search sites

Material Science Handbooks

• Materials Science Handbooks (UC-Davis) 
  • Composite Materials Handbook, MIL-HDBK-17
  • Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures, MIL-HDBK 5 (rev. J)
• Japanese Materials Science and Engineering Journals

Lat updated: Apr 27, 2007