Library Guides: Materials Science and Engineering: Reference Resources

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Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology This link opens in a new window
If you want to know the process by which a material is made, this is a useful tool.
The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology is a major reference resource for chemistry, chemical engineering, and related disciplines. It contains substantial articles on topics in these areas and has extensive bibliographies that accompany the articles.
ASM Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
(also known as the Metals Handbook) – this set of over 20 volumes is THE reference work on metals. It is the first resource to consult when looking for data on metals and alloys. The Knovel database has a variety of interactive tables from the handbook
This resource features extensive engineering and property data for materials of all types. It contains the fulltext of several ASM handbooks including the Metals Handbook and the Engineered Materials Handbook.
AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
A collection of handbooks and textbooks, with interactive graphs and equations.
AccessEngineering provides access to interdisciplinary engineering information, as well as tools for analyzing information and assisting with the learning process. Included in the content are eBooks, manuals, and handbooks; graphing tools; material information and calculators; problem sets; videos; and much more.
Knovel E-Books This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of ebooks and interactive graphs and property data.
Knovel eBooks provides access to highly desired handbooks, manuals, some textbooks, and other items in a cohesive fashion. It interacts with Engineering Village to provide seamless moving from journals to books, to providing tools to help use the information found in the eBooks. Examples include online graphing tools, materials information under different conditions, and equations for calculating using your data. Knovel is more than books.
PSU access is limited to the following 23 subject modules: Adhesives Coatings Sealants & Inks; Aerospace & Radar Technology; Biochemistry Biology & Biotechnology; Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering & Construction Materials; Composites; Computer Hardware Engineering; Electrical & Power Engineering; Electronics & Semiconductors; Environment & Environmental Engineering; Food Science; General Engineering & Project Administration; Industrial Engineering & Operations Management; Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering; Metals & Metallurgy; Mining Engineering & Extractive Metallurgy; Oil & Gas Engineering; Optics & Photonics; Plastics & Rubber; Software Engineering; Sustainable Energy & Development; Transportation Engineering

Newnes Engineering Materials Pocket Book
Concise discussion on the various materials used in engineering.

Encyclopedia of Iron, Steel, and Their Alloys (Online Version) by George E. Totten (Editor); Rafael Colas (Editor)
ISBN: 9781351254502
Publication Date: 2016
Encyclopedia of Iron, Steel, and Their Alloys covers all the fundamental, theoretical, and application-related aspects of the metallurgical science, engineering, and technology of iron, steel, and their alloys. This Five-Volume Set addresses topics such as extractive metallurgy, powder metallurgy and processing, physical metallurgy, production engineering, corrosion engineering, thermal processing, metalworking, welding, iron- and steelmaking, heat treating, rolling, casting, hot and cold forming, surface finishing and coating, crystallography, metallography, computational metallurgy, metal-matrix composites, intermetallics, nano- and micro-structured metals and alloys, nano- and micro-alloying effects, special steels, and mining.

Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology
(2016)
On-line Glass Learning Library
A collection of glass learning materials including on-line video lectures.
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology
2011 online encyclopedia
Martindale's The "Virtual" Materials Science Center
Contains calculators, online course manuals, handbooks, and textbooks.
The Plastics Collection
The Plastics Collection includes books, periodicals, manuscripts, and over 2,500 plastic objects produced from the late-19th Century to the present day that represent facets of the development of the plastics industry.

Springer Handbook of Glass
ISBN: 9783319937281

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Ceramic Science and Engineering by Ian J. McColm
ISBN: 9789400709157
Publication Date: 2013
Terms and definitions for ceramics and its related technology, including the rapidly advancing electronic, nanoparticle and modern materials engineering fields.
Dictionary of Metals by Harold Cobb (Editor)
ISBN: 9781615039784
Publication Date: 2012
Also available in print. The 'Dictionary of Metals' is an authoritative reference work for terms and definitions of metals and terms relating to metals. It also includes a considerable amount of history starting with the seven metals of antiquity.