ASM Handbook

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DIALOG OnDisc® Books ASM ■ Properties and selection of metals and alloys
Handbook is an authoritative source of ■ Phase diagrams
information on the properties, processing, ■ Heat treating
and applications of engineering materials. ■ Surface engineering
The database is the CD-ROM equivalent ■ Welding
of the ASM Handbook (formerly Metals ■ Powder metallurgy
Handbook), published by ASM ■ Mechanical testing
International. The series has grown from ■ Metallography and microstructures
a single volume, first published in 1923, ■ Materials characterization
to the current 20-volume set.
■ Failure analysis and prevention
■ Fractography
While the series focuses on metallic
materials–with a special emphasis on ■ Corrosion
steels–information is also provided on ■ Forming and forging
selected nonmetallic engineering ■ Casting
materials. The ASM Handbook series is ■ Machining
intended to be a comprehensive, reliable ■ Nondestructive testing
reference tool for engineers, students, ■ Tribology
technicians, researchers, and others who ■ Fatigue and fracture
need basic information about engineered ■ Materials selection and design
materials.

The DIALOG OnDisc Books ASM Key Features

Handbook is being produced in a series
of four collections:
• Metals Properties and
Performance Collection (Volumes
1, 2, 13, and 18)
• Metal Treatment, Structure and
Joining Collection (Volumes 3, 4, 5,
6, and 9)
• Testing, Analysis, and Failure
Prevention Collection (Volumes 8,
10, 11, 12, and 19)
• Manufacturing Processes
Collection (Volumes 7, 14, 15, 16,
and 17)
In addition, a complete-set version–to
enable searching across all 20 volumes
of the ASM Handbook–is also being
produced.
■ View the full text of each handbook, as well
as accompanying tables, illustrations, and
photographs.
■ Use the full-text search or quick index look-
up to find information.
■ Use search forms to focus your search on a
particular kind of content, such as tables or
references
Sample Applications
■ Identify the best materials for a particular
application
■ Find in-depth processing information
■ Establish quality assurance and testing
procedures
■ Locate data for analysis and prevention of
corrosion and wear

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 Sample Search
using DIALOG OnDisc Books
For a detailed explanation of the search features available with DIALOG OnDisc Books, refer to the
DIALOG OnDisc Books User’s Guide.

Topic: Locate information on the properties of aluminum.

Start your search for aluminum in the Article Titles across all volumes in an ASM Handbook
Collection.

1. Start up DIALOG OnDisc Books by clicking the DIALOG OnDisc Books icon on your desktop or from
your program group. The Collection Window displays.

2. Select an ASM Handbook Collection by clicking on its title in the Collection Window.

3. Click the Inside drop-down box and select article-titles.

4. Type ALUMINUM in the Find Search Panel and press Enter. The Collection window is updated with
the number of hits found in each book, as shown in the following example:

Continue searching within one of the volumes using the Book Window.
1. Select a volume by double-clicking its title.The Book Window displays.

2. Use a Search Form to target your search to the contents of the tables within the book. Choose
Search Forms from the Search menu.

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3. Click the drop-down arrow next to Search Form and click Table Contents. Notice that the previous
search displays in the search history window.

4. Type ALUMINUM AND PROPERT* in the Table Contents field. The asterisk works as a wild card to
find all words in the book with the root PROPERT, such as PROPERTY and PROPERTIES. The
“AND” works as a Boolean operator to limit the search results to tables that contain both Aluminum
AND words with Propert as the root.

5. Click Find. The Book window updates with the first occurrence of search terms highlighted. The TOC
window displays sections of the book where the terms appear. Click Next to move to the next
occurrence.

6. Double-click on a table icon to view a table.

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Other things to try:

■ Click the picture icon in the right-hand margin to view images linked to the text.
■ Sort the TOC by hits using the View menu.
■ Print or Export information using the File menu.
■ Use the Annotation Manager to write your own notes in the collection.
■ Create your own list of Bookmarks in the collection.

Source Information
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DIALOG OnDisc Books ASM Handbook is produced For more information on our full
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and a Quick Tour taking you through the basics of Fax: +61-02-8587-7720
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Online References
Click the Help menu to access the online Reader
Guide, which contains functional information about
the browser and search engine used to search
DIALOG OnDisc Books. Targeted subjects, such as
searching and browsing, are also pulled out into
separate books to make your search even faster.
Click About this Collection to read information that
is specific to the DIALOG OnDisc Books ASM
Handbook.
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