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Electrical Engineering: Materials Properties

Resources for research and course work in electrical engineering at Mississippi College.

Finding Properites

Use the following resources to find Material and Chemical Properties 

NIST Chemistry Webbook 

  • The NIST Chemistry Webbook provides convenient access to a variety of physical and chemical property data on well-defined chemical species and reactions. 

  • Search by formula, chemical name, CAS number, structure, etc.

  • Results include formula, structure, CAS registration number, weight, names, and a wide range of other data.


MatWeb: Online Materials Information Resources 

  • Searchable database of material properties includes data sheets of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene and polypropylene; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.

  • NOTE: full-text not available. Use MatWeb to lookup basic property values.


ThermoDex 

  • ThermoDex contains annotated bibliographic records that describe compilations of thermodynamic and physical property data for chemical compounds and other substances.


Polymers: A Property Database

  • Provides scientific and commercial information on polymers. Searches by polymer, properties, trade name, application, etc.

  • NOTE: full database unavailable. Use this database to determine polymer name, synonyms, and molecular formula.


PubChem 

  • PubChem is a database of chemical molecules and their activities against biological assays

  • The system is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a component of the National Library of Medicine.


Combined Chemical Dictionary 

  • The Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) is a structured database that contains information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical, and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; and structure diagrams and associated connection tables. 

  • NOTE: full database unavailable. Use CCD to find chemical name and molecular formula.