Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering: Databases

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Key Databases for Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

ASME Digital Library
Mechanical engineering journals.
Coverage: Conferences - 2008 - present, Journals - 1970 - present
Scopus
Peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Web of Science
Articles and citations in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Coverage: Varies
Web of Science is comprised of several databases. The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) covers journals in the medical, physical and natural sciences, and engineering fields. The entire database extends back to 1899. The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) covers journals in the social sciences. The entire database extends back to 1898. The Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) covers journals in the arts and humanities. It also selectively covers relevant items from science and technical journals. The entire database extends back to 1975.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Resources for computer science, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Coverage: 1988 - present
IEEE Xplore provides access to journals, annual conference proceedings, and IEEE technical standards.
Fluid Mechanics Online
Provides information on the mathematics behind fluid flows through experimental and computational demonstrations.
Coverage: varies
Contains interactive demonstrations and animations, virtual labs and simulations, and videos. It covers Mathematics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics, Thermal-Fluids Engineering.

Materials & Nanotechnology

Materials Science & Engineering Database
Information on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Materials Science & Engineering Database includes the following databases: Aluminium Industry Abstracts, Ceramic Abstracts, Copper Data Center Database, Corrosion Abstracts, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Materials Business File, and METADEX. It provides content on everything from raw materials and refining through processing, welding and fabrication to end uses, corrosion, performance and recycling.
SpringerMaterials
Covers multiple material classes, property types, and applications for identifying material properties.
Coverage: Current
The collections included in SpringerMaterials are: Landolt-Bornstein, Inorganic Solid Phases, MSI Eureka, Polymer Thermodynamics, Substance Profile, Thermophysical Properties.

Solid Bodies, Mechanics, and Mechanical Design

SAE Mobilus
An index to SAE standards, technical reports, journal articles, and magazine articles.
Coverage: index 1906 - present; full text latest 10 years
Waterloo subscribes to only the technical papers section. Only citations and abstracts are available for all other material.

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