Knovel K-News Archive

TITLE OF THE WEEK: Four Chemistry & Physics Titles

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week we are offering the following four titles:

International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology: This classic reference contains seven volumes of critical data on organic and inorganic compounds and pure substances along with the original 1000 page index hyperlinked to each entry's appropriate page.

Knovel Critical Tables: Contains physical properties tables for over 21,000 organic and inorganic compounds and pure substances, solvent property tables for 385 common solvents, thermodynamic property tables for over 15,000 compounds, and the Equation Plotter.

Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition): A classic reference source comprising 901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers, and of particular interest to those involved in physics in its larger sense. Index entries are hyperlinked to their page numbers.

Thermochemistry of the Chemical Substances: Originally published in 1936 by Reinhold, this reference contains a table of values with a list of substances accompanied by thermochemical data. The data collected includes 5840 values of heats of formation; and 350 values of heats of transition, fusion, vaporization, and reaction. All index entries are hyperlinked to their page numbers.

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (10th Edition) Vol. 1-3

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (10th Edition) Volumes 1-3, a premium work published by John Wiley and Sons (c) 2000. Since its inception in the early 1950s, this work has become the "bible" for those who need to evaluate the hazard of substances used in commerce. It is the only reference that combines, for so many substances, data on toxicological, fire, reactivity, explosive potential, and regulatory information. The title promotes safety by providing the most up-to-date hazard information available. Highly acclaimed in the professional journals, it was reviewed as "an indispensable reference guide for professionals responsible for managing industrial safety and occupational exposure ... an extraordinary work," and as "a monumental work ... Efforts like this are the things of what history is made," among other reviews. Knovel has made the tables interactive to speed your research!

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Fluoroplastics, Volume 1 - Non-Melt Processible Fluoroplastics

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick, Fluoroplastics Volume 1 - Non-Melt Processible Flouroplastics by Plastics Design Library/William Andrew Publishing (c) 2000, speaks to the needs of today's engineering and science students and practicing professionals. This definitive user's guide and databank provides an in-depth treatment of homofluoropolymer polymerization and part fabrication technology. A comprehensive range of issues surrounding the manufacturing of the monomer, polymer, fabrication, end-use, safety, and disposal are covered. The book has been arranged to allow self-managed reading and learning. It is both a source of data and a reference.

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TITLES OF THE WEEK: Knovel HNMR Spectra & Knovel Mass Spectra

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week Knovel is proud to offer two titles: Knovel Mass Spectra and Knovel HNMR Spectra. Both new electronically published databases were developed by Chemical Block, Ltd., and published by Knovel Corporation. Both incorporate Knovel's proprietary productivity tools: the Chemical Structure Search and the Spectra Viewer.

Knovel Mass Spectra is a database of Mass Spectra for about 69,000 physiologically active organic compounds. Knovel HNMR Spectra is a database for about 154,000 physiologically active organic compounds. This information is applicable for drug and agrochemical research, synthetic chemistry, metabolic and bioprocess engineering, biosynthesis and biochemical mechanisms, identification of metabolic reactions, and investigation of toxic effect mechanisms of biologically active substances in living matter. Both databases are located in the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Subject Area. Both databases can be searched by either chemical structure search or by molecular formula search. See the Tutorial below for a search example.

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage, written and edited by J.M. Fischer, and published by William Andrew Publishing/Plastics Design Library (c) 2003. This handbook illustrates how to alleviate problems by careful design of the molded part, the mold, the careful selection of materials, and proper processing techniques. It examines computer-aided methods of forecasting shrinkage and warpage. Most importantly, it provides representative data. Included is a very comprehensive collection of shrinkage data, plus hard-to-find multi-point information on how materials, part design, mold design, process, and post mold treatment affect the part's shrinkage and warpage. In short, the handbook explains in plain terms why moldings shrink and warp, shows how additives and reinforcements change the picture, sets out the effects of the molding process conditions, and reveals why there can never be a single "correct" shrinkage value. This book is for everyone who works with this common problem. It is written with clarity in a way that makes the reader feel that an expert is standing next to them.

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Plastics Engineering

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Plastics Engineering by M.P. Sepe, and published by Plastics Design Library (c) 1998. This handbook contains flexural loss and storage moduli and tan delta for over 120 commercial thermoplastics plotted against temperature. Thermoplastics are identified by trade name and grade and are classified using generic family and chemical type. All major generic families are present, including Polycarbonates, Nylons and Polyesters. The data is given for temperature ranges starting with -50 degrees C and ending at the melting/softening point of a thermoplastic.

Each type of curve, e.g., loss modulus vs. temperature, can be accessed in two ways. There are graph tables that contain information about a single material. In these tables one to twelve materials can be selected and a pop up window will display the graphical information. The graph tables have hotlinks to original images, each containing a complete set of curves, loss and storage moduli, and tan delta for a given grade. The images contain additional information on test conditions and X, Y values for characteristic points, such as glass transition. The curves can also be accessed under the general graph node, which contains graph tables with information about many different materials. Up to twelve at a time can be selected for graphical comparison. The image hot links are also available in these graph tables.

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Machinery's Handbook (26th Edition)

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is Machinery's Handbook (26th Edition) by E. Oberg, F.D. Jones, H.L.Horton, H.H. Ryffell, and published by Industrial Press (c) 2000. Machinery's Handbook is one of the most popular engineering references of all time. It is considered a standard reference for the mechanical industries throughout the world. The 26th edition remains true to the Handbook's original design as an extraordinary comprehensive yet practical and easy-to-use reference for mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers and machinists. It is intended to be used in the same way that other kinds of practical tools are used: to make or repair products of high quality, at the lowest cost and in the shortest time possible.

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Permeability and Other Film Properties of Plastics and Elastomers

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is Permeability and Other Film Properties of Plastics and Elastomers, by Plastics Design Library Staff, (c) 1995 William Andrew Publishing/ Plastics Design Library, and located in the Plastics & Rubber Subject Area.

This handbook is a unique database reference to detailed discussions and test results on the barrier and film properties of 145 plastics and elastomers. The data presented details the differences in permeation between generic families of plastic and rubber materials. Differences within the same generic family due to environmental factors such as temperature and humidity or material characteristics such as sample preparation and material composition are also covered. 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. This includes details of test methods, test conditions, penetrant, sample size, material composition and other factors. The results are presented in textual, graphical and tabular format, including the use of Knovel Interactive Tables and the Knovel Graph Digitizer.

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors (2nd Edition)

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is the newly interactive Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors (2nd Edition), by Walter D. Pilkey, (c) 1997 John Wiley and Sons, and located in the Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering Subject Area. This book is an essential addition to the professional libraries of engineers and designers working in the automotive, aerospace, and nuclear industries; to civil and mechanical engineers; and to students and researchers in these fields. A system of data classification is established for all of the applications of stress and strain analysis, which expedites their synthesis into CAD applications. The book presents stress concentration factors both graphically and with formulae. Computer generated art is used to portray the various relationships between the stress factors affecting machines or structures. These charts provide a visual representation of the machine or structure under consideration as well as graphs of the various stress concentrations at work. A new feature in Peterson's (available only on Knovel) is 224 stress concentration and other important graphs that have been made interactive using Knovel's Graph Digitizer. The Graph Digitizer allows you to plot points on otherwise static images of the graph.

"Knovel's enhancements to Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors will greatly improve the design process. Giving engineers the ability to quickly test several what-if scenarios and merge the results into their workflow will save them tremendous amounts of research time without sacrificing quality." - Walter Pilkey, Author of Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors (2nd Edition)

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TITLE OF THE WEEK: Aluminum Alloy Database

Readers of K-News have seven days of open access to a selected title each week. This week's pick is the newly released Aluminum Alloy Database, by J. Gilbert Kaufman and published by Knovel Corporation (c) 2004. It is located in the Metals & Metallurgy Subject Area. A comprehensive summary of the chemical, mechanical and physical properties of both wrought and cast aluminum alloys, the values are "typical", as used in aluminum industry publications. They represent the average or mean values rather than statistically calculated values intended for design. Among the properties included: Nominal Chemical Compositions and Composition Limits, Density and Specific Gravity, Average Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Melting Range, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity, Electrical Resistivity, Specific Heat, Poisson's Ratio, Coefficient of Friction, Ultimate Tensile Strength, Tensile Yield Strength, Elongation, Brinell Hardness Number, Ultimate Shear Strength, and Modulus of Elasticity. Some fatigue and toughness property indices are also included.

The Knovel Aluminum Alloy Database is a significant source for a wide variety of industrial applications. It represents an unmatched collection of cast, casting types and wrought aluminum alloy properties, some not published elsewhere. This "dynamic" database will be updated and expanded periodically. The database's interactive tables are a uniquely Knovel feature.

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