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METADEX®

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Last Update To Bluesheet: May 1, 2005

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File Description	Print Counterparts	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Rates
Subject Coverage	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort
Sources	Related Search Aids	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank
Tips	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Predefined Format Options

File Description [top]

The METADEX database, produced by CSA, provides comprehensive coverage on metals and alloys, and their properties, fabrication, applications, and development. The database corresponds to the printed publications: Metals Abstracts, Metals Abstracts Index, and Alloys Index.

METADEX is available through all available Dialog contract options to corporate customers, and via site license only to those in the government sector. Metadex is not available to customers in the academic sector through Dialog.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 32

to search international metals literature.

USE /TI AND /DE

for very precise title and descriptor searching:

S BARIUM BASE ALLOYS/TI,DE

USE SUBJECT HEADINGS or

SUBJECT HEADING CODES

to narrow a search to a topic.

S SH=IRRADIATION EFFECTS S SC=16

USE RANK

to find experts working in an area of interest.

S MARTENSITIC(W)TRANSFORMATION RANK AU

USE LIMITS

to focus results:

/ABS (record has an Abstract) /YYYY (Limit to the most recent records)

Subject Coverage [top]

Phase diagrams
Microstructure
Metallography
Testing and analysis
Mechanical, physical, electrical, and magnetic properties
Corrosion
Mining, extraction, and refining
Casting
Working and forming
Machining
Welding
Powder metallurgy
Heat treatment, finishing, and coating
Composite materials

Sources [top]

Literature indexed includes journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, books, monographs, standards, news briefs, and other document types as appropriate, from more than 3,000 serial and non-serial sources.

Print Counterparts [top]

Alloys Index
Metals Abstracts Index
Metals Abstracts

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	1966 to the present
File Size:	More than 4.7M records as of June 2009
Update Frequency:	Monthly (Approx. 3,500 records per update)

Related Search Aids [top]

The following search aids are available in the Dialog Library:

METADEX^® Classifications (File 32)

Document Types Indexed [top]

Reports
Books and Monographs
Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
Journal Articles
Theses and Dissertations
Patents

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
DIALOG Alert Available
Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available
CURRENT Feature Available
Abstracts Available for most records beginning in 1979
Online Thesaurus

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
CERAMICS	Ceramics and Composites
CHEMENG	Chemical Engineering
CHEMLIT	Chemical Literature
COMPOSIT	Ceramics and Composites
ENG	Engineering
MANUFACT	Manufacturing
MATERIAL	Materials
MECHENG	Mechanical Engineering
METALS	Metals
MINING	Mining
TRANSPOR	Transportation

Contact [top]

METADEX is produced by CSA. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

CSA
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 601
Bethesda, MD 20814

Telephone:	+1-301-961-6700
800 Line:	800-843-7751 (in N. America)
Fax:	+1-301-961-6720
E-Mail:	support@csa.com

Terms and Conditions [top]

Database copyrighted by CSA. All rights reserved. Although this database was formulated with a reasonable standard of care, CSA makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for use of the database. Except as set forth in Dialog's Electronic Redistribution and Archiving Policy, the database may not be reproduced, stored in machine-readable form, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the publisher.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 32:Metadex`
	`(c) 2005 CSA. All rts. reserv.`

	`0001425584 IP ACCESSION NO: 200504-51-12022 /TI _Zinc alloy castings prototyping`
AU=	`Pola, Annalisa; Viscardi, Cristian`
CS=	`Universita degli Studi di Brescia`
JN=,SO=,PD=	`Diecasting & Technology, n 31, p 32-34, Sept. 2004`
PY=	`PUBLICATION DATE: 2004`

PU=	`PUBLISHER: Edimet spa, Via Corfy, 102, Brescia, 25124`
CP=	`COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: Italy`
	`PUBLISHER URL: http://www.gsnet.it/edimet/`
	`PUBLISHER EMAIL: edimet.spa@mail.gsnet.it`
DT=	`DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal Article`
RT=	`RECORD TYPE: Abstract`
LA=	`LANGUAGE: English and Italian`
SN=	`ISSN: 1126-1498`
	`NOTES: Numerical Data; Photomicrographs`
FS=	`FILE SEGMENT: Metadex`

	`ABSTRACT:`
/AB	`The production of diecast components involves a long die development and`
	`cycle optimisation phase in order to ensure that the cavity is correctly`
	`and completely filled and to obtain a casting with mechanical and`
	`metallurgical properties which are suitable for its operating conditions.`
	`During sampling, the necessary analyses for characterising the component`
	`are usually carried out, making any changes to the geometry and/or`
	`thermoregulation of the die if they prove to be unsatisfactory. Therefore,`
	`a similar procedure makes it possible to evaluate the validity of the`
	`product only a posteriori, with high costs and preparation times.`
	`Verification of the performance of the component can be effected by using`
	`prototyping which, while it allows the faithful reproduction of the piece's`
	`geometry, does not always fit in with the technological processes which`
	`involve the solidification of the metal, thus resulting in mechanical`
	`properties which are different from those of a diecasting. It is therefore`
	`preferable to use other simpler and more economical casting meth-ods. For`
	`this purpose, in collaboration with Umicore Zinc Alloys & Chemicals, a new`
	`study is under way at the Metallurgy group of the Mechanical Engineering`
	`Department of the University of Brescia, aimed at defining the correlation`
	`between the properties of a diecasting in zinc alloy and the corresponding`
	`lost wax casting characterised by fast set-up times and limited costs.`

/DE	`DESCRIPTORS: Costs; Die casting; Investment casting; Metallurgical analysis`
	`; Process metallurgy; Prototyping; Solidification; Thermoregulation; Zinc`
	`alloys`
SC=,/SH,SH=	`SUBJ CATG: 51, Foundry`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S ALLOY(W)DEVELOPMENT
/AB	AB	Abstract	Word	S DIECAST(W)COMPONENT?/AB
/DE	DE	Descriptor²	Word & Phrase	S DIE(W)CASTING/DE S PROCESS METALLURGY/DE
/ID	ID	Identifier	Word & Phrase	S THIN(W)FILMS/ID S DEPTH PROFILES/ID
/SH	SH	Subject Category Text¹	Word	S FOUNDRY/SH
/TI	TI	Title	Word	S ZINC(W)ALLOY?/TI

¹Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

²Also /DF.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
AA=	AA	CSA Accession Number	Phrase	S AA=200504-51-12022
AU=	AU	Author	Phrase	S AU=POLA, A?
None	AZ	DIALOG Accession Number
BN=	BN	International Standard Book Number	Phrase	S BN=0-8194-5260-2
CD=	CD	Conference Date	Word	S CD=20040906
CL=	CL	Conference Location	Phrase	S CL=NEW YORK
CP=	CP	Country of Publication	Phrase	S CP=ITALY
CS=	CS	Corporate Source	Word & Phrase	S CS=(UNIVERSITA(1W)STUDI?) S CS=UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI?
CT=	CT	Conference Title	Word	S CT=(HSLA(W)STEELS)
CY=	CY	Conference Year	Phrase	S CY=2004
DT=	DT	Document Type	Phrase	S DT=JOURNAL ARTICLE
FS=	FS	File Segment	Phrase	S FS=METADEX
II=	II	Digital Object Identifier
JN=	JN	Journal Name	Phrase	S JN="DIECASTING & TECHNOLOGY"
LA=	LA	Language	Phrase	S LA=SERBO-CROATIAN
MC=	MC	Materials Classification	Phrase	S MC=AG, BRASSES
ML=	ML	Materials	Phrase	S ML=BA11
NO=	NO	Document Number	Phrase	S NO=1232
None	NR	Number of References
None	NT	Note
PD=	PD	Publication Date	Phrase	S PD=20040900
PU=	PU	Publisher	Word	S PU=(EDIMET(W)SPA)
PY=	PY	Publication Year	Phrase	S PY=2004
RN=	RN	Report Number	Phrase	S RN=DE90-623499
RT=	RT	Record Type	Phrase	S RT=ABSTRACT
SC=	SC	Subject Category	Phrase	S SC=51
SH=	SH	Subject Category Text¹	Phrase	S SH=FOUNDRY
SN=	SN	International Standard Serial Number	Phrase	S SN=1126-1498
SO=	SO	Source Information	Word	S SO=DIECASTING?
UD=	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
/ABS	Record has an Abstract	S S1/ABS
/NOABS	Record does not have an Abstract	S S4/NOABS
/YYYY	Publication Year	S S3/2004

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
AA, AU, CS, JN, PD, PY, TI	SORT S4/ALL/JN SORT S2/ALL/PY/D

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked.	RANK DE RANK AU S4

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output.	TYPE S3/AU,TI/1-10 PRINT S2/AU,TI,AB/ALL

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record except Abstract
3	--	Bibliographic Citation
4	--	Full Record with Tagged Fields
5	--	Full Record
6	Short	Title and Publication Year
7	Long	Bibliographic Citation and Abstract
8	Free	Title, Indexing, and Publication Year
9	Full	Full Record

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly.	TYPE 0923344/5 DISPLAY 0917448/AU,TI PRINT 0907883/9

Rates [top]

Rates For File: METADEX^®[32]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $9.82
Cost per minute:                   $2.77
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                    $8.75
ALERT (Monthly)                    $8.75
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *   $8.75
ALERT (Weekly)                 *   $8.75
ALERT (Daily)                  *   $8.75
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $8.75
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $8.75
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $4.00    $4.00
     3    $4.00    $4.00
     4    $4.00    $4.00
     5    $4.00    $4.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $4.00    $4.00
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $4.00    $4.00
    45    $4.00    $4.00
KWIC95    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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