Materials Science and Engineering

Wide array of data tables.

The High Throughput Experimental Materials Database contains information about materials obtained at NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). Contains composition, structure, optical, and electrical properties of thin films synthesized using combinatorial methods across a wide range of materials (oxides, nitrides, sulfide, intermetallics).

LB is a major printed handbook series of materials properties, emphasizing solid state semiconductors, metallic, and non-metallic materials. Follow the link for more information.

Curated database of engineering material properties that emphasizes ease of comparison. Every listed material is an internationally recognized generic material. The data is sourced from published standards, academic literature, and supplier documentation.

This subscription site has some free features, including material data sheets and a trade name directory. (M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH, Germany)

The MDF is set of data services built specifically to support materials science researchers. MDF consists of two synergistic services, data publication and data discovery (in development). The production-ready data publication service offers a scalable repository where materials scientists can publish, preserve, and share research data.

Provides open web-based access to computed information on known and predicted materials.

MatWeb's database includes manufacturer-supplied property data on about 24,000 materials, including thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, metals, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys, ceramics, semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials. Searchable by material type, trade name, property parameters, manufacturer, etc.

Properties of some common bulk and film materials.

Repository for sharing of materials data.

Search for X-ray transition energies by element(s), transition(s), and/or energy/wavelength range.

Open repository of materials property data. (Humboldt Univ.)

Search and browse data on polymers, blends, and solutions. (CHIMAD)

Finding desired data in the print collection of a technical library can be difficult. Hardest of all is knowing what sources you might look in, and where they are. ThermoDex is a finding aid that lists about 300 printed tools in the UT Austin collection, with a description and listing of the types of data and compounds covered by each. You can search by these parameters to pull up a list of possible sources.

". . . data on materials, both manmade and natural, including woods, metals, minerals, plastics and more."