Materials Resources

Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants & Inks

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings for the Electronics Industry, Coating Materials for Electronic Applications, Electrodeposition-The Materials Science of Coatings and Substrates, Foundations of Vacuum Coating Technology, Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants, Handbook of Polymer Coatings for Electronics, and Paint and Surface Coatings-Theory and Practice.

Advanced Materials & Processes Technology (AMMTIAC)

AMPTIAC's primary role is to collect and provide data and information about advanced materials and processes. It covers five functional areas: Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites; Electronic, Optical, and Photonic Materials; Environmental Protection and Special Function Materials; Metals, Alloys, and Metal Matrix Composites; and Organic Structural Materials and Organic Matrix Composites. *IACs are DoD sponsored but charge for some services.

Advanced Polymers Abstracts

Captures technical information about the uses, manufacturing, and properties of thermoset and thermoplastic resins - materials that compete heavily with metals for structural applications.

Aluminum Industry Abstracts

Covers the world's technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

The library subscribes to several CSA databases that provide access to major areas of research, including aerospace and materials science. Most are detailed elsewhere on this page. The most important are: Aerospace & High Technology Database; Ceramic Abstracts / World Ceramics Abstracts; Engineered Materials Abstracts; and METADEX (Metals Abstracts).

Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts

A comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. (Part of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

Ceramics & Ceramic Engineering

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Advanced Ceramic Processing and Technology, Carbon-Carbon Materials and Composites, Ceramic Films and Coatings, Crystal Growth Technology, Diamond Films and Coatings, Handbook of Composites, High Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Ceramic Composites, and MIL-HDBK-793-Nondestructive Active Testing Techniques for Structural Composites.

Compendex (Engineering Index)

THE most comprehensive engineering resource. Covers aerospace engineering; electronics and communications engineering; engineering management; mechanical engineering; nuclear technology; computers and data processing; and applied physics.

Composites Industry Abstracts

Focuses on polymers and ceramics reinforced with fibers, honeycombs, whiskers and laminates. Strong yet lightweight, these materials are used for a variety of applications, from automotive body panels to sporting goods. A subset of Engineered Materials Abstracts.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Online

Sponsored by several companies, this resource includes a collection of annotated web links to CFD information; a guide to CFD literature with book reviews, etc.

e-Fluids.com

A web portal for those working in the areas of flow engineering, fluid mechanics research, etc. It includes links to Labs, publications, directories, etc.

Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization

Knovel interactive encyclopedia on analytical techniques used in materials science for the characterization of surfaces, interfaces and thin films, is "a unique, stand-alone reference for materials science practitioners, process engineers," etc.

Engineered Materials Abstracts

In-depth coverage of polymers, ceramics, and composites in a variety of structural and advanced applications. Includes citations on research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications. It contains three sub-files: Ceramics, Composites and Polymers.

Engineered Materials Abstracts - Ceramics

Captures complete worldwide information about ceramics - increasingly becoming the material of choice for high temperature applications, erosive environments, biomedical applications, and other areas where their hardness and corrosion resistance are needed.

Fluid Engineering Abstracts (FLUIDEX)

Librarians access (only) via Dialog - $$
A bibliographic database of the global literature in the use, control, and management of fluids for engineering applications. Many of these citations also included in INSPEC or Engineering Index.

Fluids (NIST) databases

NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) provides reliable data on the thermophysical properties of fluid mixtures.

INSPEC

THE leading index on physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computing and information technology, as well as manufacturing and production engineering. Check with the Library for passwords to the $$ version.

Institute of Physics (IOP)

IOP is a leading international society established to promote the advancement and dissemination of physics. It publishes important journals such as: Journal of Physics (A-G); Combustion Theory and Modelling; Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering; Journal of Optics (A&B); Nanotechnology; Semiconductor Science and Technology; and Smart Materials and Structures. We have full-text links to all IOP journals*, including coverage back to 1874!

JANNAF

- (Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force) Some JANNAF Interagency Propulsion Committee reports are available from DTIC. Our library and Reports Vault owns some reports, and many are available from DTIC. *IACs are DoD sponsored but charge for some services. Over 5,100 public domain technical papers presented at Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force conferences since 1974. These public papers cover combustion science, propulsion system safety and hazards, environmental protection, toxicology, materials technology, nondestructive evaluation, and energetic materials research. (Note: Requires registering and PDFs cost $24.00 each.) Also see Chemical Propulsion Information Agency (CPIA), and TEMS. To have our library order these please contact us

Materials Business File

Focuses on industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries.

Materials Engineering

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization - Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin Film; Fundamentals of Metal-Matrix Composites; Handbook of Material Weathering; Military Handbook-MIL-HDBK-17-4A: Composite Materials Handbook; and Nanostructured Materials-Processing, Properties and Potential Applications.

Materials Properties (NIST) databases

NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) provides evaluated data on phase equilibria, structure and characterization, and performance properties. Includes the Ceramics WebBook which provides numeric data for physical and structural characteristics, mechanical and thermal properties, and properties of advanced ceramic materials.

Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposia

An index to over 6,000 MRS papers. The library owns hundreds of their symposiums. You can search our catalog for them by simply entering the volume number.

Materials Science Collection

This collection from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts includes the leading materials science databases. Most are detailed elsewhere on this site: Aluminium [Aluminum] Industry Abstracts; Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts; Copper Data Center Database; Corrosion Abstracts; Engineered Materials Abstracts; Materials Business File; Mechanical Engineering Abstracts; METADEX (Metals Abstracts); and WELDASEARCH.

Materials Web: Material Property Data

Material properties including polymers, metals, ceramics, semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials. *Advanced features available to registered users. Registration is free.

MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and Nanotechnology Clearinghouse

Includes a materials database that identifies MEMS by property, value, conditions, and also provides the citing reference.

Metals Abstracts (METADEX)

THE metals database, with comprehensive coverage of metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development.

Metals & Metallurgy

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Diamond Films and Coatings; Machinery's Handbook, Materials Selection Desk book; Mechanical Alloying for Fabrication of Advanced Engineering Materials, Military Handbook-MIL-HDBK-5H: Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures and NDT Data Fusion.

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) databases

Provides access to over 80 NIST scientific and technical databases with a major emphasis on measurement methodology and the basic technology underlying standardization. Here are links to some of the main NIST database topics: Analytical Chemistry ~ Atomic and Molecular Physics ~ Biometrics ~ Biotechnology ~ Chemical and Crystal Structure ~ Chemical Kinetics ~ Chemistry ~ Environmental Data ~ Fluids ~ Materials Properties ~ Mathematical Databases, Software and Tools ~ Physics ~ Surface Data ~ Thermophysical & Thermochemical Each of these database sets is also described elsewhere on this page. Some databases may not be free.

Plastics & Rubbers

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Advanced Polymer Processing Operations, Carbon Fiber Composites; Effect of Creep and Other Time Related Factors on Plastics and Elastomers; Fatigue and Tribological Properties of Plastics and Elastomers; Handbook of Composites; Handbook of Polymer Coatings for Electronics; Injection Molding Handbook; Modern Plastics Handbook; and *Polymers-A Property Database.

RAPRA (Rubber and Plastics)

THE polymers database with coverage of polymeric composites, rubbers, plastics, and adhesives. Also see Polymers. Check with the Library for passwords.

Science Citation Index

Science Citation Index Expanded (part of the "Web of Science"). Provides access to current and retrospective cited references from the world's leading science and technical journals. AFRL coverage 1990 to present. Prepaid version available on AFIT computers in library - 1988 to present.

Science Direct

It is one of "the world's largest collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information," and the library connects you to millions of scholarly articles available from 1995+. Includes all journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, Pergamon, North-Holland and others.

Scitation

We have access to most of the journals published by the American Institute of Physics; American Physical Society; Acoustical Society of America; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Vacuum Society; International Centre for Diffraction Data; Laser Institute of America; and MAIK (the Russian Academy of Sciences). Many older issues are in the Library.

SCIRUS

Searches across 167 million science-specific Web pages including full-text journal sources like: BioMed Central, MEDLINE, Science Direct (Elsevier, Academic Press, etc.), Scitation (AIP, APS, ASME, SPIE, etc.), and the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, as well as NASA reports, and various e-print and patent databases. Connects to millions of full-text subscription and free files.

Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (SOLID STATE)

Librarians access (only) via STN - $$
Database contains information on solid state studies, including applications, physics, and superconductivity of metallic, plastic, and ceramic materials.

World Surface Coatings Abstracts

Librarians access (only) via Dialog - $$
Provides comprehensive coverage of paints, coatings, pigments, inks, and adhesives. This includes polymer coatings, paint application and removal, optical coatings, etc., as well as information on their hazards and pollution.