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Resources for Undergraduate Students
Listed below are some of the most useful web sites related to materials science and engineering.
| MATERIALS STRUCTURE | Operate a “virtual microscope” and explore the operation of light microscopes and electron microscopes http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/virtual/virtual.html |
| MATERIALS PROPERTIES |
AZoM - The A to Z listing of materials - info about materials, properties, uses, conferences An interactive experiment where students “measure” the Young’s modulus of steel http://schools.matter.org.uk/Content/YoungModulus/Default.htm Web Elements - multi-award winning periodic table with heaps of information about elements, compounds, their properties and uses http://www.webelements.com/ MatWeb - materials properties data on over 40,000 different materials http://www.matweb.com/ |
| MATERIALS PROCESSING | Lots of animations and process demonstrations for steelmaking http://ilsap.matter.org.uk/ |
| ADVANCED MATERIALS and NANOTECHNOLOGY |
Overview of nanostructured materials with information on synthesis and properties http://www.innovation.gov.au/index.cfm?event=object.showContent&objectID=9503052F-65BF-4956-B5BC7362DC90786C Wondrous World of Carbon Nanotubes Latest news in nanotechnology |
| POLYMERS |
Polymer Discovery Web Site and resources for HSC students: http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/ Business news in rubbers and plastics http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/headlines.phtml |
| CERAMICS | The American Ceramic Society - professional association for those involved in industry or research into ceramic materials. Has information about ceramics, and range of publications http://www.ceramics.org/ |
| METALS AND ALLOYS | Steel MATTER an interactive website for ferrous metallurgy http://www.matter.org.uk/steelmatter/ |
| ADVANCED COMPOSITES | Links to come |
