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Featured Title Change

After careful consideration of reader feedback, we have decided to change our "Featured Title" into the "Editor's Pick of the Week." Unlike the "Featured Title," the "Editor's Pick" will not be open for 2 weeks of free access to the public. Most of our readers already have access to our "Editor's Pick" through their subscribing institution, and other interested readers can subscribe using the Ordering Info link on the Table of Contents. This change will allow us to showcase a wider variety of titles and topics on Knovel.

Featured Titles: Open Access to Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) Woodhead Publishing

Open Access to Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) Woodhead Publishing

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features a title from the Oil & Gas Engineering Subject Area:

Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) ( c ) 1999, Woodhead Publishing. These papers from two recent European Federation of Corrosion conferences, EUROCORR '97 and EUR0CORR '98, deal with advances in the understanding of corrosion and performance of equipment in upstream oil and gas operations. The opening section includes two keynote papers on: the materials and corrosion view of wet gas transportation; and the modeling of low induced localized corrosion from critical hydrodynamic data and fracture mechanics data of CO2 corrosion scales. The further 45 papers cover carbon and low alloy steels, martensitic stainless steels, corrosion resistant alloys, galvanic corrosion, corrosion inhibitors and other materials.

Start using Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) now. You have immediate and unlimited access for the next two weeks—no registration required. Enjoy! Also be sure to review the other EFC titles recently released (link to Recently Released section of newsletter) on Knovel.

Featured Titles: Open Access to Adcanced Cleaning Products Database

Readers of K-News have one month of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features a title from the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Subject Area.

Advanced Cleaning Products Formulations Database ( c ) 2006, William Andrew Publishing. The database is divided into 19 sections ranging from Auto Cleaners and Polishes to Dishwashing Detergents to Rinse Aids. Each section has its own interactive table that displays the Product Category, Product Name, Supplier and in most cases Formulation. The formulation information includes ingredients, percentages by weight in the formulated product, mixing instructions, and notes and comments on the procedure and the product.

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Featured Title: Open Access to Metallic Materials Properties and MIL-HDBK-5H

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features two titles from the Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering Subject Area:

Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS) ( c ) 2003, U.S. Department of Defense. This handbook is the successor to Military Handbook - MIL-HDBK-5. It is recognized internationally as a reliable source of aircraft materials data for aerospace materials selection and analysis. Consistent and reliable methods are used to collect, analyze, and present statistically based material and fastener allowable properties. It contains extensive information and data for other material properties and characteristics, such as fracture toughness, fatigue, creep strength, rupture strength, fatigue-crack propagation rate, and resistance to stress corrosion cracking.

Military Handbook - MIL-HDBK-5H: Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures (Knovel Interactive Edition) ( c ) 2003, U.S. Department of Defense. This 2003 publication is the highly interactive Knovel version of the Department of Defense's Military Handbook MIL-HDBK-5H. It contains standardized design values and related design information for metallic materials and structural elements used in aerospace vehicle structures. It provides mechanical and physical property data, including fatigue-crack propagation rate; fracture toughness; fatigue, creep, and rupture strength for steel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and other alloys; and a whole chapter on joint allowables. In Knovel's version, each of the design and mechanical property data tables is interactive. In addition, Knovel has digitally calibrated hundreds of graphs, such as the effect of temperature on various physical properties and stress-strain curves.
 
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Featured Title: Paint & Ink Formulations Database

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title, or group of titles, in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Adhesives, Coatings, Sealants & Inks Subject Area:

Paint & Ink Formulations Database (c) 2005, William Andrew Publishing. This updated database comprises the seminal paint and ink formulations compiled by Ernest Flick and published during the last decade. With more than 2,500 trade and industrial paint and ink formulations, it is the first comprehensive database of its kind and will be an invaluable tool for all companies and personnel involved in paint and ink manufacture and use. Each formulation includes the raw materials used and their quantities, key paint or ink properties, film properties, trade names of components, and formula source. In many cases, suggested formula modifications are given as well.

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FEATURED TITLE: Open Access to Physical Testing of Textiles

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Textiles Subject Area:

Physical Testing of Textiles (c) 1999, Woodhead Publishing. This book examines the physical testing of textiles in the form of fiber, yarn and fabric. In order to specify a property in a material, it is necessary to specify the method of test; so in this book the emphasis throughout is on standard and reproducible tests. After an introductory explanation of sampling and measurement, the author explores the effects of moisture on textiles, then goes on to discuss fiber dimension, yarn tests for linear density, twist, evenness and hairiness, tensile strength and dimensional stability and serviceability. Also covered are aspects of comfort and fabric handle, color fastness and quality assurance. The book's comprehensive coverage of the physical properties of textiles makes it an essential reference for managers in the textiles industry concerned with quality assurance, garment and fabric technologists.

Start using Physical Testing of Textiles now! You have unlimited access for two weeks. Be sure to check out the Tutorial in this issue for an illustration of how to use the information in this title.

FEATURED TITLE: Open Access to Microwave Molecular Spectra (3rd Edition)

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Subject Area:

Microwave Molecular Spectra (3rd Edition) (c) 1984, Walter Gordy & Robert Cook. This book represents the most comprehensive treatment available on the analysis and interpretation of high resolution, microwave rotational spectra of gaseous molecules. It reflects many exciting new developments in microwave spectroscopy, and focuses on subtle new techniques that have improved the sensitivity and resolving power of microwave spectrometers as well as their applicability to new types of spectra. It discusses the recent detection of the microwave spectra of nonpolar, spherical-top molecules and details advances in microwave molecular ion spectroscopy, as well as the observation of rotational spectra of weak, hydrogen-bonded complexes and rare gas atom-molecule complexes (van der Waals molecules). Read the interesting story below ("Knovel Finds Missing Piece for Astronomers") of how this title came to be part of Knovel Library.

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FEATURED TITLE: Open Access to Permeability and Other Film Properties of Plastics and Elastomers

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Plastics & Rubber Subject Area:

Permeability and Other Film Properties of Plastics and Elastomers   (c) 1995, William Andrew Publishing/Plastics Design Library. This handbook is a unique database reference on the barrier and film properties of 145 plastics and elastomers with detailed discussions and test results. The data presented details the differences in permeation between generic families of plastic and rubber materials. Also covered are differences within the same generic family due to environmental factors such as temperature and humidity, and differences due to material characteristics like sample preparation and material composition. This data serves as an indication of how one material is likely to behave relative to another material, or relative to the same material exposed under different conditions. Details of test methods, test conditions, penetrant, sample size, material composition and other factors which may affect the resulting value are included.

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FEATURED TITLE: Open Access to Delivery System Handbook for Personal Care and Cosmetic Products

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics & Toiletries Subject Area:

Delivery System Handbook for Personal Care and Cosmetic Products - Technology, Applications and Formulations (c) 2005, William Andrew Publishing. This reference is a showcase for understanding how delivery systems work, as well as current, emerging, and potential applications, along with working formulations. Each chapter is written by one or more experts with field experience. A wide range of companies serving the global marketplace are represented. These companies offer numerous types of delivery systems containing highly desirable functional actives, delivery system technology development services, and opportunities for technology licensing, mergers, and acquisitions. A unique feature of the book is the use of "Mind Map" technology to capture and present the essence of the inner-thinking of over 80 authors in a Book-at-a-Glance Executive Overview section.

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FEATURED TITLE: Open Access to United States Air Force Dictionary

Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Aerospace & Radar Technology Subject Area:

United States Air Force Dictionary  (c) 2001, Government Reprints Press. The language of the Air Force is primarily the English Language. The purpose of this title is to provide guidance to all interested persons in the use of that part of the English language that relates in some significant way to the United States Air Force. This purpose rests on the premise that although the language of Air Force personnel is indeed English, a certain part of it is specialized usage. Because this usage is not adequately treated in other dictionaries, it receives detailed analysis in this title, in terms of both the Air Force's own operations and the English language as a whole.

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