Subject Guide: Materials Science and Engineering

Finding Overviews

Use encyclopedias and handbooks to find background information and overviews for your research. They also often contain data covering properties and specifications of materials.

AccessScience
Online version of the the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.
ASM Handbooks Online
Comprehensive Composite Materials
Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
EMIS Datareviews Series.
Selected titles:
- No. 4: Properties of Silicon. IEE, 1988.
  TK7871.15.S55.P76 1988 Reference
- No. 16: Properties of Gallium Arsenide, 3rd ed. IEE, 1996.
  TK7871.15.G3.P76 1996 Reference
- No. 17: Properties of Wide-Band Gap II-VI Semiconductors. IEE, 1997.
  QC611.8.W53.P76 1997
- No. 19: Properties of Amorphous Silicon & Its Alloys. IEE, 1998.
  TK7871.15.S55.P73 1998
- No. 21: Properties, Processing & Applications of Indium Phosphide. IEE, 1999.
  TK7871.15.I53.P763 2000
- No. 26: Properties, Growth & Applications of Diamond. IEE, 2001.
  TK7871.15.D53.P76 2001
- No. 29: Properties of Amorphous Carbon. IEE, 2003.
  QC176.83.P76 2003
Other books in the EMIS Datareviews Series can be found by searching Melvyl. Use the Advanced search mode to search for "emis datareviews" with Series as your search type.
Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics
Encyclopedia of Materials
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
ENGnetBASE.
Compilation of over 500 engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Selected materials science titles include:
- Applied Materials Science: Applications of Engineering Materials in Structural, Electronics, Thermal, and Other Industries. 2001.
- CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook (3rd ed). 2001.
- Encyclopedia of Materials, Parts and Finishes (2nd ed.) 2002.
- Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering & Technology. 2003.
- Handbook of Optical Materials. 2003.
Engineered Materials Handbook. 4 volumes. ASM International, 1987-1991.
TA403.E497 1987 Reference
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Knovel
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

To access other reference tools, consult our complete list of Electronic Books or browse the Engineering Library Reference Collection under the call number areas TA402-TA490, and TN690.