Databases Indexing Substance Properties
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SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new window
SpringerMaterials offers curated data for materials science research.
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Knovel Materials Data Search
Drag and drop properties you'd like to explore into the search area. Some data can be explored by plots and exported.
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SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Use CAS SciFinder-n to identify chemical substances, including their structures and properties.
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PubChem This link opens in a new window
PubChem primarily contains small molecules, along with larger ones like nucleotides, carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, and modified macromolecules. It collects data on chemical structures, identifiers, properties, biological activities, patents, and toxicity. -
ChemSpider This link opens in a new window
ChemSpider is a free database of over 100 million chemical structures. -
NIST Chemistry WebBook This link opens in a new window
This site provides NIST data on thermochemical and thermophysical properties.
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NIST Data Gateway
Data and spectra measured or collected by the National Institute of Science and Technology under different projects. See a full list of databases available at https://srdata.nist.gov/gateway/gateway?dblist=0 .
Nuclear Energy Data, Statistics, and Reports
Specialized Data Sources
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HEPData This link opens in a new window
The High Energy Particle Reaction Database, co-hosted by the UK Science & Technology Facilities Council, CERN, and Durham University, is an open-access repository for scattering data from experimental particle physics.
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Physical Reference Data - NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory
Multiple database from NIST labs; containing constants, spectroscopic, and other physical property and specialized physics research data.
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Materials Project This link opens in a new window
The Materials Project provides free tools and data for inorganic materials research. Register for access. -
MatWeb: Material Property Data This link opens in a new window
MatWeb offers a searchable database of material properties for polymers, metals, ceramics, and other engineering materials.
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