InfoGuides: Materials Science and Engineering: Find Articles

Materials Databases

What is a Database?

A database is an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system. from Oracle The structured information in these databases contains information about articles, books, etc.

Each of these databases contain or have links to many full text articles. If a specific database doesn't cover your topic, try a multidisciplinary one. Multidisciplinary databases can be used to broadly explore topics too.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Contain information of interest to many disciplines.

Compendex This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary in engineering
Web of Science: Core Collection This link opens in a new window
very selective, so won't find everything here. Good database for scientific research
SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive for chemical literature. Requires registration (create an account with gmu.edu email)

Materials Science Databases

SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new window
Search this resource for physical and chemical data in materials science. Includes 250,000 substances and material systems, 3,000 properties, and 1,200,000 literature citations.
ProQuest Materials Science Collection This link opens in a new window
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Enables searching of indexed figures, tables, graphs, maps, charts and other illustrations as well as full-text from scholarly journals related to materials science, including metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering applications from 1965 to present.