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The ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library is a collection of standards and technical engineering information.
The Library covers a range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.
The growing importance of polymers, ceramics, and composites in a variety of structural and other advanced applications requires the in-depth coverage provided by Engineered Materials Abstracts (EMA).
Citations regarding the research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications of these materials have been taken from 1,300 journals, plus dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information.
The analysis of engineering failures is an essential part of many engineering curricula today. This focus enables modern engineers and scholars to learn what not to do and how to create designs with a greater chance of success. Key to learning is establishing the nature of each failure—structural, corrosive, electrical, etc.—and understanding that element.
Mechanical Engineering Abstracts is part of the Materials Research Database, including METADEX, and brings together in one place the majority of the leading materials science databases,
with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. The vendor quit updating this database in 2002.
