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

Additional reference works

• external page Brevier Technical Ceramics – Detailed documentation on various aspects of technical ceramics with a special focus on possible applications