Structural Alloys Handbook (SAH) now available online

The Structural Alloys Handbook (SAH) is now available online in PDF format via CINDAS. You can access this and other materials and alloy databases via the CINDAS website, or by visiting the Glenn Science & Engineering Library (GSEL) list of databases. Click "Login" in the top right corner of the CINDAS website, and choose from several materials databases, including SAH. Select the desired material group and name, then click to view your PDF.


Don't forget to click "Logout" in the upper right corner of the page when you're finished with your research.

The Aerospace Structural Metals Database (ASMD), Microelectronics Packaging Materials Database (MPMD), Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database (TPMD), and several tutorials are also available via CINDAS. Use the "Applications Menu" link, found near the upper right corner of any CINDAS page once you are logged in, at any time to return to the main menu and select a different database.


If you have any questions, please contact GSEL at 3-5672.

CINDAS Arrives at GRC!

The library’s newest electronic acquisition, CINDAS (Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis), promises greatly increased research in areas such as materials properties databases for thermal, mechanical, electrical, physical and other properties of various materials including aerospace alloys.

CINDAS includes the following three databases:

• Aerospace Structural Metals Database (ASMD)
• Microelectronics Packaging Materials Database (MPMD)
• Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database (TPMD)

To access the databases, go to their homepage: https://cindasdata.com/, then click on LOGIN in the upper right corner. You will be authenticated via IP, so no username/password is required.

Tutorials are available after LOGIN, or jump right into searching.

Librarians are available to assist you in your research needs. Call 3-5763 or 3-5778 to speak to a librarian, email us at: Donald.R.Reams@nasa.gov or Jaime.A.Scibelli@nasa.gov, or stop by the Science & Engineering Library in B142 for in person research assistance.