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MSC Mvision Materials DatabanksQuick, Simple and Auditable Access to Materials Engineering Data, Wherever You Are

OverviewTo improve time-to-market in today’s competitive environment, engineers need an easy-to-use method of comparing, evaluating, and analyzing the large number of materials alternatives commercially available.

The Mvision Materials Databanks are the largest collection of technical materials information in electronic format in the world today. Developed and maintained through MSC’s partnerships with premier sources of materials information, they provide an up-to-date, comprehensive source of property data for use by engineers for design and analysis.

Mvision Materials Databanks

Reference Databanks

ASM REFERENCE DATABANKS, ASM INTERNATIoNAl

ASM Reference Databanks are based on ASM International’s Material Properties Database System (Mat.DB), ASM Materials Data Rover Electronic DataBooks, published by William Andrew, Inc., and MAPP published by ESM Software. The ASM Center for Materials Data collects and reviews material property data for publication in books, reports, and electronic databases. These databanks are useful to the engineer screening materials for design.

ASM Alloy Steels Databank

•DatafromASMMetalsHandbook,ASMHeatTreater’sGuide,ASMAlloyDigest,theAtlas ofIsothermalTransformationDiagramsandCoolingTransformationDiagrams,ASMHarden-abilityofSteels,ASMStructuralAlloysHandbook,ASMSourceBookonIndustrialAlloyandEngineering Data, and steel manufacturers.

•76standardAISIgradesofAlloySteelfromAISI1330toAISI9430,includingH-Gradecompositions.

•Extensiveinformationonprocessingandheat-treatingproceduresandapplications.

•280graphsincludetemperingandend-quenchhardeningbands.

•Composition,designations,andspecificationsforalloysfrom12countries.

•829physical,thermal,electrical,andmechanicalpropertyvalues.

ASM Aluminum Databank

•DatafromtheASMMetalsHandbook,Vol.2,9thEd.,1979.

•111wroughtandcaststandardaluminumalloys.

•Composition,designation,andspecificationsforalloysfrom16countries.

•4,500physical,thermal,electrical,andmechanicalpropertyvalues,40%aboveorbelowroom temp.

•Extensivetextualinformationonapplications,fabrication,andprocessing.

•24fatiguecurvesand75curvesofstrengthandelongationasafunctionoftemperature,time, processing, and impurities.

Capabilities• CustomizedInterfacestoeachMvisionDatabankoptimizessearching,selecting,printing,andexportingdata.

• Regularupdates,timelyandaccurateinformation.

• AutomaticUnitsConversionadheretoASTME-380standards.

• FullAnnotationprovidesacompletepedigreeforeachmaterialanddataentry.

• AccessiblebyallMvisionproducts- MSCMvisionBuilder&Evaluator, MSCEnterpriseMvision,and MSCPatranMaterials.

• DirectDataExporttoFEA-MSCNastran,MSCFatigue,ABAQUS,ANSYS,andCOSMOS,orcustomizetoexporttootheranalysissoftwareprograms.

Benefits• Easy,globalaccesstohighqualitymaterialdataimprovesteamefficiencyandreducestime-to-market.

• Designconfidenceisincreasedwith accesstodataforabroadrangeofmaterialalternatives.

• Qualityandconsistencyimprovewhenengineeringdatacomesfromasinglesource.Electronicdatatransferreducestranscriptionerrors.

• Candidatematerialsareprescreenedusingpropertiesfromthedatabanks,reducingmaterialtesting.

• AccuracyofpredictiveanalysisincreaseswhenmaterialsdataismodeledandimporteddirectlytoCAEsoftware.

MSC MvisionMaterials Databanks



ASM Composites Databank

•DerivedfromASMEngineeredMaterialsHandbooks,Vols.1and2,1987andReinforced Plastics Properties and Applications,R.B.Seymour,ASM,1991.

•55reinforcementandresinmatrix materials, carbon, ceramic, metal, andresinmatrixcomposites.

•950electrical,physical,thermal,andmechanicalpropertyvalues,10%atelevated temperature.

•141curvesincludestressvsstrain(12) andstrengthvstemperature(16).

ASM Copper Databank

•DerivedfromtheASMMetalsHandbook,9thEd,Vol.2,ASM,1979.

•119wroughtandcastcopperalloys.

•169graphsdepicttensileproperties.

•4,563mechanical,electrical,physical, andthermalpropertyvalues,15%above or below room temp.

ASM Corrosion Databank

•DatafromASMCorrosionDatabank, B.Craig,D.Anderson,2ndEd.,ASM,1995.Originaldatasourcesareidentifiedfor each material record.

•Numericandqualitativecorrosionratingsfor280differentenvironments,50%aboveroom temp.

•1,162materialsrepresentedin38,879records.

•Materialsincludecopper,irons,nickel,leads,magnesium, tin, tungsten, refractory metals, stainless steels, and zinc metals and alloys.

•Textualdataonthemodeofattack,mate-rial condition, environmental parameters, exposuremediumandconcentration,temperature,andexposuretime.

ASM Magnesium Databank

•DerivedfromtheASMMetalsHandbook,Vol.2,9thEd.,ASM,1979.

•34standardgradesofcastandwroughtmagnesium alloys.

•48graphsofstressvsstrain,fatigue,creepand tensile strength.

•554electrical,mechanical,physical,andthermalproperties,11%aboveroomtemperature.

ASM Nylons Databank

•989engineeringpolyamidematerials.

•14,833electrical,physical,mechanical,thermal, and processing property values.

ASM Stainless Steels Databank

•DatafromAmericanIronandSteelInstitute,Alloy Digest, Engineering Properties of Steel,StructuralAlloysHandbook,SourceBook on Industrial Alloy and Engineering Data, and steel manufacturers.

•2,456materialrecordson61standardAISIgradesofmartensitic,ferritic,duplex,precipitation-hardened, and austenitic stainless steels.

•Alloysfrom12countriesarecross- referenced using composition, designations, and product forms.

•273graphsofspecificheat,coefficientofthermalexpansion,density,modulus,electrical resistivity, hardness, elongation, thermal diffusion, and impact strength as a function of temperature, stress-strain, fatigue, and creep curves.

•3,270thermal,electrical,andmechanicalpropertyvalues,87%aboveroom temperature

•Textualinformationonforgeability,heattreatment, composition, application.

ASM Structural Steels Databank

•CompiledandreviewedbyBattelle, Columbus,OH(abstractedfromStruc-turalAlloysHandbook,Vol.1,1987,ASMEngineeringPropertiesofSteel,1982,ASMMetalsHandbook,Vol.1,9thEd.,and1986SAEHandbook,Vol.1).

•60HighStrengthLowAlloys(HSLA)Steelsand110AmericanIronandSteelInstitute(AISI)CarbonSteels,representingthe1005to1566SeriesofAISIAlloys(509materialrecords).

•2,060electrical,mechanical,physical,andthermalpropertyvalues,15%aboveroomtemperature.

ASM Thermoplastics Databank

•3,902materialsfor20subclassesofthermoplastics.

•2,118materialrecordscontaindescriptionsand composition.

•3,444processingrecordsincludemoldshrinkage,methods,andmeltflowindex.

•26,594mechanical,electrical,thermal,andphysical property values.

ASM Titanium Databank

•DerivedfromtheMetalsHandbook,Vol.3,9thEd.,ASM,1980.

•343recordsfor27standardTitaniumalloys.

•90graphsoftensile,creep,corrosion,fatigue, and thermal properties.

•778electrical,mechanical,thermal, and physical property values.

•46textualrecordsonapplication, microstructure, and processing.

ASM CRoSS-REFERENCE DATABANKS, ASM INTERNATIoNAl

The ASM Cross Reference Databanks are compiled by ASM from data provided by standards organizations around the world and from the popular ASM Alloy Finder. These databanks are useful to the engineer desiring to match or substitute materials knownbyspecification,designation, manufacturer, name, or composition.

ASM Worldwide Guide to Irons and Steels Databank

•DerivedfromASM’sWorldwideGuide toEquivalentIronsandSteels,4thEd.,ASM,2000.



•Datafrom70standardsorganizationsfrom50countries.

•Over25,164materialrecordsforAlloysSteels, Carbon Steels, Cast Irons and Steels, Stainless Steels, and Tool Steels.

• IdentifyequivalentalloysusingUNSnumbers,StandardsOrganization’sdesignations, and compositions.

ASM Worldwide Guide to Nonferrous Metals Databank

•DerivedfromASM’sWorldwideGuidetoEquivalentNonferrousMetalsandAlloys,3rdEd.,W.C.MackEd.,ASM,2012.

•Datafrom40standardsorganizationsfrom29countries.

•Nearly20,000materialrecordsforCastAluminum(2296),WroughtAluminum(4363),CastCopper(1775),Wrought Copper(4328),Lead(665),Magnesium(811),Nickel(1811),MiscellaneousNobleandRefractoryMetals(449),Tin(617),Titanium(1009),andZinc(694).

• IdentifyequivalentalloysusingUNSnumbers,StandardsOrganizations’designations, and composition.

•9,200propertyvaluesinclude:

•TensileUltimateStrength(7,117)

•TensileYieldStrength(4,680)

•Elongation(5,858)

•Hardness(1,190)

ASM Woldman’s Engineering Alloys

•DerivedfromWoldman’sEngineeringAlloys,8thEd.,J.P.Frick,Ed.,ASM,1994.

•53,000recordsforapproximately1,700current and obsolete manufacturers.

•Usethisinformationtocross-referencebetweenmanufacturersfrom23differentcountries, based on composition.

•DataforCommercialCeramics(885),FerrousAlloys(14,581),Irons(1,850), andSteels(12,124).

PlASTICSDESIgNlIBRARYDATABANkS

PDL Handbook Series, William Andrews, Incorporated

These databanks contain data for thermo-plastics, thermoplastic elastomers, rubbers, and thermoset plastics. Trade name, grade, supplier, and generic descriptions are used to identify each material. Details of the test specimen are provided.

PDL Chemical Compatibility Databank

This databank provides information on the degradation of plastics and rubbers in a givenenvironment,expressedasapercenteffect. It is useful for predicting a plastic’s performance in its end-use environment, when used with baseline values from another source.

•Testresultsforover180differentplasticsmaterials(over900grades)exposedto4,300exposuremedia.

•SortmaterialsbyexposuremediaorGenericMaterialFamily.

•Specimensaretestedasafunctionoftemperature, time, stress level, and reagent concentration.

•TestresultsarereportedbyadefinedPDLRating,as%changeinweightorlength,%retentionoftensilestrength,modulus,elongation, or impact strength, and related notations.

PDL Effect of Creep Databank

This databank provides the design engineer a comprehensive source of long-term plastics property data tested as a function of time, temperature, and load displayed in tabular and graphical formats.

•Compiledfromtestresultsforover62differentGenericFamilies.

•Testresultsindicatetheapparent(creep)modulusat1,10,100,1000,5000,and10,000hours.

•Thecreepmodulusmaybesubstitutedforthe instantaneous modulus in appropriate designequationstopredictcreep,theresultoflong-termexposureofaplastictoidentifiedloadandtemperatureconditions.

•Manyspecimenscontainthermalagingdata and Poisson’s Ratio.

PDL Effect of Temperature Databank

This databank provides the design engineer comprehensive source of plastics data on the effect of temperature and other environmental factors.

•Compiledfromtestresultsonover52differentGenericFamilies.

•Specimensaretestedasafunctionoftemperature,humidity,strain,frequency,and strain rate.

•Testresultsaredisplayedinbothtabularand graphical formats, categorized by stresstype:tension,flexure,torsion,impact, or compression.

•Over600stress-straincurves.Othercurvesincludeflexuralandtensilestrengthsandmoduli, dielectric constant and strength, impactstrength,coefficientoflinearthermalexpansion,andmoisturecontentas a function of temperature or humidity.

MATERIAlS SElECToR

Machine Design’s Materials Selector, Penton Media, Inc.

Machine Design’s Materials Selector issue is a publication familiar to most engineers and designers as a source of basic information for a wide range of generic material forms and types. Many records contain complete data sets for analysis.

•Over3,200materialrecordscoveringabroad range of engineering materials and topics:

− Irons and Steels

−NonferrousMetals

− Plastics



− Rubbers and Elastomers

−Ceramics,Glass,Carbon,Mica

− Fiber, Felt, Wood, Paper

− Finishes and Coatings

− Composite Materials

− Parts and Forms

−JoiningandSealing

− Testing and Evaluation

− Manufacturers and Addresses

•Physical,thermal,electrical,andmechanicalproperties, environmental resistance, forms, uses, descriptions of test methods, and generaltextualinformationareincluded.

•Thiselectronicformatfacilitatesmaterialsselectors’ capability for screening materials by property values.

FEA DatabanksMPDB Temperature-Dependent Databank, Jahm Software, Inc.

This dynamic and rapidly growing databank wasdevelopedbyJAHM,SoftwareInc.toprovide data for use in engineering analysis.

•2,060materialsand10,933setsoftemperature dependent data in graphical format, fully pedigreed.

• Includesthefollowinganalysis-relatedproperties as a function of temperature, andmore:

−Poisson’sRatio(337)

−TensileYieldStrength(1,033)

−ElasticModulus(947)

−CoefficientofThermalExpansion(1,289)

−ShearModulus(456)

−SpecificHeat(736)

•Materialcoverageincludesbutisnotlimitedto:

− Carbon compounds

− Ceramics

− Chemical elements

− Ferrous and nonferrous metals

− Insulation materials

− Intermetallics

− Plastics

−Opticalmaterials

−Oxides

− Plastics

− Salts

− Semiconductor material

ASM Temperature-Dependent Aluminum Databank

Thisexcitinganddefinitivecollectionofaluminum data provides the design engineer typical temperature-dependent properties for a wide range of wrought and cast aluminum for tensile, creep, and fatigue data.

•DatafromtheASMPropertiesofAluminumAlloys-Tensile,Creep,andFatigueatHighandLowTemperaturesbyJ.GilKaufmanof The Aluminum Association.

•DatadevelopedfromyearsoftestingatAlcoaLaboratoriesofAluminumCompanyof America.

•Eachvalueinthedatabaseresultsfrom careful analysis of many tests for specimens and tempers made in strict accordance with ASTM standard methods.

•138wroughtandcaststandardaluminumalloys.

•16,063temperaturedependentcurvesfortensile, creep, and fatigue.

Analysis Databank, MSC.Software Corporation

This analysis-ready databank is abstracted from MSC’s Materials Selector Databank.

•1,010metallicandceramicmaterialswithcompletedatasetsfordirectexporttoanalysis software.

•FEAPropertiestableswereabstractedfrom the tables in the Materials Selector Databankandverifiedforaccuracy.Additionalvalueswereacquiredfromother sources and footnoted.

StandardsDatabanks

MATERIAl SCIENCES CoRpoRATIoN

MIL-HDBK-17-2F, Polymer Matrix Composites

Vol.II:MaterialPropertiesdevelopedundersponsorship of the Dept of Defense and Fed-eral Aviation Administration. All data are sub-ject to review and approval by the Data Review workinggroup,theMIL-HDBK-17Coordinationgroup,andaDODcoordinationreview.

•DataQualityisindicatedforeachentryastheattribute“Status”:ScreeningData,Interim Data, and Fully Approved Data (B-BasisValues).

•137recordsfromChapters4and10ofMIL-HDBK-17-2F:

− Carbon-BMI Composites

−Carbon-EpoxyComposites

− Carbon-Polyimide Composite

−Quartz-BismaleimideComposite

−S-Glass-EpoxyComposites

−E-Glass-EpoxyComposite

•Thefollowingmaterialscontaintheminimumdatasettosupportlinearstaticanalysis:

− Carbon/BMI

−Carbon/Epoxy

−Carbon/PEEK

MIL-HDBK-17-2A, Reinforced Plastics

CompiledfromtheMilitaryHandbookofPlas-ticsforAerospaceVehicles,PartI.ThesourceexistsintheappendixofMIL-HDBK-17-2E.

•634materialrecordsforthefollowingreinforcedplastics:

11 FiberglassEpoxyLaminates

1 FiberglassPhenolicLaminates

5 FiberglassPolyesterLaminates

1 FiberglassSiliconeLaminates

1 AstroquartzPolyimideLaminates

2 BoronEpoxyLaminates

• Includesmechanicalandthermalconstantsand temperature and strain-dependent data. Appropriate for use in for linear static analysis.



MIL-HDBK-17-4F, Metal Matrix Composites

CompiledfromtheMilitaryHandbookofPlas-ticsforAerospaceVehicles,PartI-ReinforcedMetals.MIL-HDBK-17-4F.

•17materialrecordsforthefollowingmaterials:

−1Nextel610ReinforcedAluminum

− SiC Reinforced Titanium

−1Titanium


MIL-HDBK-17-5F, Ceramic Matrix Composites

CompiledfromtheMilitaryHandbookofPlas-ticsforAerospaceVehicles,PartI-ReinforcedCeramics.MIL-HDBK-17-5F.

•Datafor:

−Carbon/Carbon/CVISiC

−Oxide/Oxide

−SiC/BN/MiSiC

−SiC/BN/Si3N4

−SiCfiber/BN-SiC/MISiC

−SiCfiber/Carbon/SiC


MMPDS (Mil-Handbook 5), Battelle Memorial Institute

This databank is based on MMPDS, Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization (previously known as Mil-Handbook5.)Itfeatures:

•Thehighestquality,comprehensive,electronic property data on metal alloy systems available. Battelle Memorial Institute maintains this databank, validates data entry, and renders new test data.

•119aerospacemetalalloys:

Materials Tables Graphs

33Steels 210 2090

45AluminumAlloys 785 2508

10MagnesiumAlloys 109 628

11TitaniumAlloys 148 1080

13Nickel-basedAlloys

89 677

7Copper-based/Specialty Alloys

36 50

•Mechanicalandthermalconstantsandample temperature and strain-dependent data for various forms and tempers. A large number of materials contain all properties requiredbythematerialmodelsforanalysisprograms.

•Searchablebychapterortopic.

• IncludesthecurrentelectronicversionofMil-Handbook5,allowingviewingof

Chapter1–GeneralInformation

Chapter8–StructuralJoints

Chapter9–GuidelinesforthePresentationof Data

AppendicesandIndex

PMC 90 Advanced Polymer-Matrix Composites Databank, University of Dayton Research Institute

“Development of Engineering Data on Advanced Composite Materials”, report numbersAFWAL-TR-81-4172,February1982,andAFML-TR-77-151,September1977,is a compilation of test data performed by theUniversityofDaytonResearchInstitute,authorizedbytheAirForceMaterialsLabora-tory and the Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories.

•MaintainedbyUDRI,whoalsovalidatesdata entry and renders test data.

•10compositematerialsincluded:


4Graphite/Epoxy 32 314

3Graphite/Polyimide 24 239

1Graphite/Polysulfone

8 109

1HMG/Epoxy 8 69

1SiliconCarbide/Epoxy

8 67

•Mechanicalandthermalconstants,andtemperature and strain-dependent data. Appropriate for use in for linear static analysis.

Metallic Materials Data Handbook, ESDU Ltd.

ThisdatabankisbasedonESDU’sMetallicMaterialsDataHandbook,providesvalidatedengineering design data for aerospace struc-tural metallic materials for use by designers and their customers.

Professional institutions worldwide endorse ESDU-theresultofover60yearsexperienceproviding engineers with information, data andtechniquesforfundamentaldesignandanalysis.ESDUdataisanimportantpartofthe design operation of companies large and small throughout the world.

•Thisdatabank,theEuropeanequivalentofMil-HDBK5,offersvalidatedengineeringdesign data for use in aerospace.

•453aerospacemetalalloys:


58Corrosion-Resistant Steels

583 1019

94Non-corrosion-resistant Steels

853 275

66Heat-ResistantAlloys

626 1352

142AluminumAlloys 2382 2609

21MagnesiumAlloys 238 380

52TitaniumAlloys 529 893

20Copper-based/Specialty Alloys

240 17



•Mechanicalandthermalconstantsandample temperature and strain-dependent data for various forms and tempers. Most materialscontainallpropertiesrequiredbythe material models for analysis programs.

Producer’sDatabanksThis data is suitable for use by the designer to comparematerialsforaspecificapplication.All materials have manufacturer’s information andpropertydata.10%ofmaterialscontainthe minimum data set for isotropic linear analysis. Most include usage information.

IDES Plastics Selector, IDES, Inc.

The IDES Plastics Selector Databank is based on IDES, Inc.’s Plastics Selector, compiled from product literature, manufacturer’s materi-als information sheets, and data obtained directly from the vendor. Property values are testedtoISOandASTMstandards.

•TheInt’lPlasticsSelectorDatabank42,975uniquematerialsstoredin66,825productformsfrom374manufacturers,including:

−6,317Elastomers

−10,946Nylons

−563Acrylics

−2,000Films

−5,85PCandderivatives

−4,280ABSandderivatives

−835PVCandderivatives

−9,247Polyethylene’s

•270propertyfields

•28,770materialsmeasuredaboveorbelowroom temperature

•5,118materialshavetheminimumdatarequirementsforFEAanalysis

MvisionSpecialtyDatabanksThe following is a collection of specialty databanks available free of charge to Mvision customers.

Demo Metals

•SubsetofMIL-HDBK5GChangeNotice1,the“MilitaryHandbookforMetallicMateri-alsandElementsforAerospaceVehicleStructures”,producedunderU.S.AirForceContract, generated for tutorial purposes.

•DemoMetalsQ41995isaversionoftheDemoMetalsDatabank,usedforexistingtutorials.

Demo Composites

•SubsetofMSC’sPMC90Databank,generated for tutorial purposes.

GE Plastics Databank

•DerivedfromtheGEPlasticsEngineeringDesign Database (EDD), Engineering Resin Information System (ERIS), and other internalGEPlasticsdataformaterialsmanufacturedintheU.S.andEurope.

•Mechanicalandthermalconstantsandtemperature and strain-dependent data make this databank useful for analysis.

MSC.Dytran Databank

•DerivedfromdataintheMSC.Piscesdocumentation(withexplosivesdataadded), this Mvision databank is designed for use with MSC.Dytran.

CAMPUS® Support Files

•ThiscollectionoffilesreproducestheM-BaseinterfacetoCAMPUS® data using Mvisionsoftware.Itincludesaschemafile,aCAMPUS®disclaimerfile,exportmappingfiles,andaunitsconversionfile.

•TheMvisionDatabanksUser’sGuideandReference provides information on how to obtain the merged vendor data from M-Base, pre-formatted to input into Mvision.

EMAS Materials Library Databank

Thispropertydataisusedtodefineelectro-magnetic materials for analysis purposes. ItisbasedonthemacrofileusedintheMSC. Aries default database.

Fiber Test Databank

•Typicaltestdataforcompositefibersfromnumeroussources.Specificreferencesarenot available.

Fatigue databank

•Typicalfatiguedataforgenericengineeringmaterials from numerous sources in the automotiveindustry.Specificsourcereferences are not available.

Thermal Databank

•Typicalthermalpropertydataforawiderangeofmaterials,liquids,andgases.The data was assembled from numerous sources for which references are provided in the databank.

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