3.1 Evaluation of selected internet databanks with focus on metallic materials
3.2 Comparison of material selector software
3.1 Evaluation of selected internet databanks with focus on metallic materials
3.2 Comparison of material selector softwareThis survey on material databanks on the internet has been performed in autumn 1998. The links found are grouped as follows:Standards and patents· standards and patents
· materials
· commercial
· links and search-pages
· various
IBM Patent ServerMaterials
Content : US Patents from 1974.
Address : www.patents.ibm.com
Price : Free. Ordering patents : Payment.
Possibilities : Search for title, author, patent number and key words. Links to other patents. Patents are seen as abstracts and as scanned images.DIN
Content : DIN standards.
Address : www.din.de
Price : Free searching. Ordering standards: Payment.
Possibilities : Search DIN, DIN EN, DIN EN ISO, DIN IEC, DIN ISO and ISO. Search for title, words, standard number or year.NORSOK
Content : NORSOK standards (offshore).
Address : www.nts.no/norsok
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Search database with all NORSOK standards. 17 material standards incl. materials selection.ASTM Homepage
Content : ASTM Standards with abstracts.
Address : www.astm.org
Price : Free searching. Ordering fax of standard: Payment.
Possibilities : Search for words, number. Standard title gives abstract.ISO Homepage
Content : ISO standards.
Address : www.iso.ch
Price : Free searching. Ordering standards: Payment.
Possibilities : Search for key words, part of title or standard number. Main information for standards are given.NSSN (A National Resource for Global Standards)
Content : US Website. Standards from 600 standard organisations (most American).
Address : www.nssn.org
Price : Free. Information for standards dependent for organisation.
Possibilities : Search for key words in title, number, organisation and "Find these words".Global Engineering Documents
Content : Search for 400 standard organisations.
Address : http://global.ihs.com
Price : Free. Information for standards dependent for organisation.
Possibilities : Search for chosen server, from map. Search for part of standard number, part of title and date.CSSinfo
Content : Search for standards (primary US). Inclusive DIN, BS, ASTM and ISO.
Address : www.cssinfo.com
Price : Free. Information for standards dependent for organisation.
Possibilities : Search for standard number, key words or word in title.
Matweb (The online Materials Information Resource)Commercial
Content : Materials properties.
Address : www.matweb.com/main.htm
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Data (properties) for more than 10.000 materials (metallic and non-metallic). Search for specific materials, types or properties. Search for different materials with given properties are possible. No search routine yet on composite materials.Matweb – METALogic N.V.
Content : Materials properties and corrosion properties.
Address : www.metalogic.be/MatWeb
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Much information for materials and corrosion. A lot about stainless steel but also plastic and wood. Search for "Materials", "Corrosive environment" and "Full text search". Section with "Related Information".Speciality Steel and Forge
Content : Materials datasheets and processing data.
Address : www.steelforge.com/fs_home.htm
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Survey for 3500 metallic alloys. Registration necessary. Search for "Alloy Info", "Search Materials", "Steel Weights", "Steellog" etc.The Copper Page
Content : Information on copper and copper alloys. Composition, microstructure and properties.
Address : www.copper.org
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Much information. Search in "publication database", "Typical uses", "Microstructures", "Corrosion Protection and Resistance", "Fabrication Practices" and "Standard Designations".Avesta Polarit
Content : Data for stainless steels.
Address : www.avestapolarit.com/
Price : Free. Acrobat Reader.
Possibilities : Corrosion data, composition and properties.Sandvik
Content : Data for stainless steels.
Address : www.sandvik.com
Price : Free. Acrobat Reader.
Possibilities : Composition and mechanical properties. Links to "Steels", "Seamless Tubes" etc.Cen BASE/Materials on WWWLinks and search-pages
Content : Materials database covering 35000 materials (all kinds).
Address : www.centor.com/
Price : $ 395/yr for single user access. Free access to demonstration.
Possibilities : Properties, chemical resistance uses and industrial specifications.STN International.Scientific and Technical Information Network
Content : Membership allows search in many bases.
Address : www.fiz-karlsruhe.de/stn.html
Price : Access fee and payment per entry.
Possibilities : Search in MetaDex, MDF etc.No demonstration without payment.Intercorr Homepage
Content : Materials data and software with focus for corrosion.
Address : www.intercorr.com/index.html
Price : $ 300/yr for single user access.
Possibilities : Help to solve corrosion problems.No demonstration without payment.STEELYNXVarious
Content : Links to scientific pages.
Address : www.mlc.lib.mi.us/~stewarca/steelynx.html
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Links sorted in categories.TWI links to material science information
Content : Links to materials information pages.
Address : www.twi.co.uk/j32k/unprotected/band_1/matlink.html
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Links to "Professional organisations", "Educational sites", "Commercial sites" etc.Corrosion Information Server
Content : Links to pages with corrosion information.
Address : www.cp.umist.ac.uk
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Links sorted in groups:"Universities, Academic Bodies and Educational Institutes", "Commercial Organisations and Industry" etc.DTV database
Content : Links to databases.
Address : www.dtv.dk/search/index_e.htm
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Content of bases connected to DTV. www-marks indicate direct access.NASA Technical Report Server
Content : Search for technical reports from many sources. Most of the sources only give abstracts.
Address : http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Lots of information. Search criteria and databases are selectable. The bases "Langley Research Center" and "CASITRS (RECONselect)" are recommended.ESAB
Content : Welding information.
Address : www.esab.se
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Search for welding electrodes. Software for different welding applications.The Internet Microscope
Content : Microstructure photos of different metallic materials.
Address : www.umist.ac.uk/~intmic/
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Micro photos in different enlargements, some connected to phase diagrams.The Phase Diagram Web
Content : Phase diagrams, primary binary.
Address : http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/asm_tms/phase_diagrams/
Price : Free.
Possibilities : Easy access to diagrams via the periodical system.
The Cambridge Materials Selector3.3 Methods for multimaterial characterisationThe Cambridge Materials Selector (CMS) is a Windows based PC toolkit for the evaluation and selection of materials for engineering design. Developed at Cambridge University, the Cambridge Materials Selector uses an extensive suite of databases containing the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of a wide range of materials including ceramics, metals, polymers, elastomers and composites. Property data is presented in a graphical format to provide a series of 'material selection charts' which, when combined with the use of performance indexes, enable the rapid identification of the optimum materials for a specific design.MATWEB ...3.4 Procedure for assessment of application potential
3.5 Guidelines for selection and specification of multimaterials
3.6 A case study on materials development
The DOGMA materials development cluster was assigned the task of making an inventory of the process of materials development and to set up a formal procedure addressing the points that must receive attention during this process. The procedure will be tuned making use of case studies. The DOGMA case study that was done on materials development at Hoogovens is presented in this paper.