New database covers metal matrix composites

Archiv – A new web service launched by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) makes available to engineers otherwise hard-to-access information on metal matrix composites (MMC). A new web service launched by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) makes available to engineers otherwise hard-to-access information on metal matrix composites (MMC). According to TMS, the database provides materials information which was previously unknown except to an inner circle of specialists through search capabilities involving 140 companies, 170 materials and 90 products.
The MMC database is searchable by name of company active in MMCs, by specific materials used or produced, or by product available in the market. The site is expected to prove useful to engineers who are keen to obtain a basic knowledge of MMCs and where to locate them. The site also accumulates data through a survey of current activity in this new and growing area of materials technology.
The on-line MMC content is updated periodically by the Composite Materials Committee of TMS and is accessible to TMS members. The society is the professional organisation spanning the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials.