ASM International Publications compared with Knovel, Granta MI and SpringerMaterials| ASM Internationale Publikationen | Knovel | Granta MI | SpringerMaterials |
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| Content: The Digital Library holds ASM Handbooks Online, technical books, conference proceedings, the Failure Analysis Database, Alloy Digest and technical articles. | Content: Content from over 170 publishers across 40+ subject areas, with property tables for over 21,000 compounds and specialised databases for aluminium, magnesium and titanium alloys, optical glass and polymer matrix composites. | Content: Software to create, control and store the material data of a company. Granta MI Enterprise lists access to 250,000+ advanced materials records. | Content: More than 500,000 online documents covering about 3,000 properties and 250,000 materials and chemical systems, built around the Landolt-Börnstein New Series. |
| Datenursprung: Published by ASM International, the materials society, so the reference text comes from one publisher. | Datenursprung: Aggregated from many publishers, so presentation and depth differ between sources. | Datenursprung: Mainly the own test and specification data of the organisation. The restricted substances module relies on a partnership with Chemwatch for substances data. | Datenursprung: Landolt-Börnstein is critically reviewed by subject experts. Subset databases include the Linus Pauling Files for inorganic solid phases and the Dortmund Databank. |
| Tools and integration: Material property search, 1,000 equations with worked examples, interactive tables and graphs, a unit converter covering 1,000 units and steam calculators. | Tools and integration: Connects with CAD, CAE and PLM systems. Options include a Restricted Substances Module, a Sustainability add-on and Granta MI AI+. Release 2026 R1 is dated March 2026. | Tools and integration: Periodic table search and chemical structure search, plus crystal structure viewing in the Linus Pauling Files. |
| Lizenz und Kosten: Paid subscription: ASM Handbooks Online or topic collections by year, an all-access plan for the whole Digital Library, or purchase of single volumes and single articles. Members pay lower rates. | Lizenz und Kosten: Paid product. The product page publishes no licensing terms, and access is obtained from Elsevier. | Lizenz und Kosten: Quote-based commercial software. Visitors are directed to request an assessment or contact sales. | Lizenz und Kosten: Paid yearly subscription with full access, or purchase of the Landolt-Börnstein database. New customers can request a 60-day free trial. |
