Materials Science Subject Guide
Selected Reference Materials
Database Indexes and Journals
Additional Library Resources
Product Catalogs
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Further Assistance
Materials
Science and engineering is an interdisciplinary area of study that investigates
the composition and structure of materials. It combines
aspects of metallurgy, physics, chemistry, as well as electrical and mechanical
engineering. Materials studied and applied are generally divided into five
categories: metals, polymers, semiconductors, ceramics and other composite
materials.
Properties of materials determine the selection or design of a material for an enormous variety of applications, ranging from
structural steels to computer microchips based on its properties.
Selected Reference Materials:
- ASM Materials Handbook 1986-.(20 volumes)
definitive source for data on all commercial alloys and composites.
TA 459 M5 Engineering Library Reserves
and online
- Encyclopedia of materials science and engineering.
1986. (8 volumes)
TA 402 E53 Engineering and PMA Library Reference shelves
- Encyclopedia of polymer science and engineering. 1985-.
(17 volumes).
TP 1087 E46 Engineering and Chemistry Library Reference shelves
- ChemFinder - Basic chemical data and structures are displayed, along with links to
further information found in supplier catalogs, MSDS, regulatory databases,
etc .Searchable by name/fragment, formula, MP, BP, CAS registry number,
molecular weight, and encoded (ChemDraw) structure.
- MatWeb online Materials Information
Resource. Provides free materials property data for over 13000 generic and commercial
engineering materials. Searchable by common and trade name, name fragment
and composition
- NIST Chemistry WebBook - The NIST Chemistry WebBook contains thermochemical data for over 5000
organic and small inorganic compounds, reaction thermochemistry data
for over 8000 reactions, IR spectra for over 5000 compounds, mass spectra
for over 10,000 compounds, electronic / vibrational spectra for over
3000 compounds, constants of diatomic molecules (spectroscopic data)
for over 600 compounds, ion energetics data for over 14,000 compounds,
and thermophysical property data for 16 fluids.Structures are given
for most species, as well as common and commercial names.
- NIST Physical
Reference Data - This site compiles and organizes many kinds of critically evaluated
and up-to-date physical data, with searchable bibliographic sources. Physical
constants, atomic and molecular spectroscopic data, ionization data,
x-ray and gamma-ray data, nuclear physics data, and condensed matter
data, etc.
- PhysProp Database - The Physical Properties Database contains names and physical properties
for over 25,250 chemicals. Physical properties are collected from a
wide variety of sources, and include experimental, extrapolated, and
estimated values for melting point, boiling point, water solubility,
octanol-water partition coefficient, vapor pressure, pKa, Henry's law
constant, and OH rate constant in the atmosphere. The web demo version
is searchable only by CAS registry number, and does not show chemical
structures or full literature references.
- ThermoDex - Produced by the University of Texas Chemistry Library, this tool identifies printed handbooks
that contain thermodynamic data on substances of interest.
- Thermodynamic
Data and Property Calculation Sites on the Web - Meta data site maintained by the Thermodynamics Research Laboratory
at the University of Illinois-Chicago
- Materials Safety Data Sheets on
the Internet
- Phase Diagram information
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Database Indexes
The following indexes will help you find journal articles,
dissertations and conference papers. Links to these indexes are available
through the Databases and Indexes to
Articles Web page.
- ASM Handbooks Online Vol.
1 - Vol. 20 (ASM International)
- Engineering Index
- The most comprehensive index of engineering research literature. Search
Engineering Index online for the years 1970 - present. Historical
(pre-1970) volumes of Engineering Index are available in the Engineering
Library.
- INSPEC -INSPEC is a worldwide index of scholarly, technical articles and conference
papers in all areas of physics
and electronics
- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Online - Searchable, full text access to an internationally acclaimed
reference source covering chemical and process engineering, industrial and
applied chemistry, materials science, polymer science, biotechnology, and
more. Includes extensive information on chemical products, processes, and
economics.
- SciFinder
Scholar (Chemical Abstracts + Registry) - A worldwide index of scholarly
articles, conference papers and patents in chemistry and related areas.
- Web of Science -The Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences.
Contact a librarian for information on using some of the special features of
this database.
Can't find what you're looking for? Try searching WorldCat
- OCLC WorldCat - WorldCat is a comprehensive database of library holdings around the U.S. and from a number of libraries around the world. It may be used to search for materials not available at UT Austin.
Once you find a book you want, you may be able to obtain materials NOT owned by UT Austin Libraries by going to InterLibrary Loan Services Borrowing. It is available to UT faculty, staff and students.
Journals
- To see if we have a particular journal (i.e. Nature), either in print or electronic format, search the Catalog.
- To see if particular journal is available in electronic format search Find a Journal. You can also browse journal titles by category (i.e. Material Science and Metallurgy)
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Additional Library Resources
Product Catalogs
- Sigma-Aldrich Catalog - Searchable product catalog from a major research chemical
supplier. Search by catalog number, name, formula, CAS registry number. Chemical/physical
information, structure image, and MSDS are displayable.
- Thomas Register (ThomCat) - Electronic version of a well-known index to manufactures,
producers, and sellers of industrial goods and services.
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Departments and Institutes
Further Assistance
If you need further assistance don't hesitate to ask a librarian!
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