Literature Database

 

During all stages of their work, designers depend on material information. The time needed to access reliable data is crucial for the success of new developments.

 

One major source of information are material databases. One of the leading systems is Material Data Center from M-Base. Material Data Center includes an extensive collection of material properties, like the complete set of CAMPUS data. The web address is: www.materialdatacenter.com.

 

Another important source of information is literature. However, it is very complicated to find the right article about a certain topic in short time and many hours are wasted every day trying to find material information on the internet or at other sources.

 

In order to improve this situation, M-Base has decided to add literature related to plastics to the content of Material Data Center.

 

Material Data Center offers a comfortable full text search in all literature, it is even possible to search all databases of Material Data Center for a key word, including the material database and the application database.

 

For the time being, Material Data Center offers the following literature sources:

 

  • several hundred articles form the magazine Plastics Technology

  • several thousand articles from the magazine Kunststoffe International

  • the complete text of the International Plastics Handbook

 

Access to the literature in most cases is free for all registered users of Material Data Center. In the case of the magazine Kunststoffe International, the system offers comprehensive abstracts. The complete article can be ordered online from Hanser Verlag.

 

It is planned to extend the literature content of Material Data Center continuously.