Materials science
Here you can find a structured compilation of scientifically relevant new acquisitions and electronic media for the field of materials science.
These databases (selection) support you in your studies and research:
- external page Materials Science & Engineering Database – Most comprehensive database with a focus on materials science, comprises several sub-databases and covers mainly the areas metals and alloys, ceramics and corrosion, also includes conference proceedings and further literature in addition to journal articles – Further information
- external page Web of Science – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science Core Collection (journal articles), Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports – Further information
- external page Scopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to the number of journals covered, particular focus on non-anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author IDs – Further information
- external page Espacenet – Database of the European Patent Office, access to the full text of international patents from 63 countries – Further information
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Analog or digital, the most important reference books are available for you:
- external page Springer Materials – Based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, options for searching by substance, property or keyword
- external page Encyclopedia of Materials – Introduction to various types of material and their properties, option of subject-based search
- external page Comprehensive Composite Materials – Composites made of various materials and their properties, methods of identifying them, subject-based search possible
- external page Smithells Metals Reference Book – Description of metals, metal processing and metal properties, and how to identify them
- external page Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook – Physical properties of plastics in theory and data, subject-based search possible
- external page Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology – Introduction to the basic principles of nanotechnology, subject-based search possible
- external page Corrosion Handbook – Describes the effect of corrosive substances on various materials and possible protective measures
- external page International Tables for Crystallography – Key aspects and data for crystallography, including space groups, symmetry and the physical characteristics of crystals
- external page Brevier Technical Ceramics – Detailed documentation on various aspects of technical ceramics with a special focus on possible applications
