Materials Atlas

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[Materials Atlas] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/home/Materials+Atlas+Home)

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Materials Atlas has a collection of 3D experiments and simulations for a variety of material systems. It was developed using the funds coming from D3-D: Digital Materials program sponsored by the [Office of Naval Research] (http://www.onr.navy.mil/) (ONR) and the [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency] (http://www.darpa.mil/default.aspx) (DARPA). It is maintained by [Iowa State University] (http://www.iastate.edu/) and operated by [The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society] (http://www.tms.org/TMSHome.aspx) (TMS).

[Experiments] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/experiments/Experiments+Home)

Data related to 3D microstructures obtained from experimentation can be found in this section. Experimental techniques include:

1. [Atom Probe Tomography] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/experiments/Atom+Probe+Tomography)
2. [Serial Sectioning] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/experiments/Serial+Sectioning)

Although the experimental techniques like Digital Image Correlation and X-ray Tomography are there in the list, they don't contain any information

[Simulations] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/simulations/Simulations+Home)

Simulated data on 3D microstructures is available here. Various simulation techniques used are as follows:

1. [Finite Element Simualtions] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/simulations/Simulations+Home)
2. [First Principal Calculations] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/simulations/First+Principle+Calculations)
3. [Microstructural Evolution] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/simulations/Microstructural+Evolution)
4. [Phase Field Simulations] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/simulations/Phase+Field+Simulations)
5. [QuesTek D3D Team Summary Videos] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/simulations/Simulations+Home)

There is a category namely "Cellular Automata Method" but it doesn't contain any information.

[Materials] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/materials/Materials+Home)

This section has classification of materials involved in aforementioned experiments and simulations. It is built just to ease the process of searching. Materials list includes:

1. [Ceramics] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/materials/Ceramics)
2. [Composites] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/materials/Composites)
3. [Metals] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/materials/Metals)

Categories like Biological Materials and Polymers are empty.

[Software Tools] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/software/Software+Tools+Home)

Software tools, scripts, codes and links to web applications for data visualization, analysis, compression and processing are also provided. Some of them are as follows:

1. [Data Formatting Tools] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/software/Data+Formatting+Tools)
2. [Data Management] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/software/Data+Management)
3. [Simulation Tools] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/software/Simulation+Tools)
4. [Visualization Tools] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/software/Visualization+Tools)

[Tutorials] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/How+to+use+the+Atlas)

Tutorials for adding new experiments, simulations and materials to the website are provided as shown below:

1. [Adding a new experiment] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/How+to+Add+Data) and [formatting data] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/How+to+Format+Data)
2. [Adding a new simulation] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/How+to+Add+Data) and [formatting data] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/How+to+Format+Data)
3. [Adding a material] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/How+to+Add+a+Material)

Also, there are some tutorials on [analyzing data] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/display/tutorials/Analyzing+Data) and experimental techniques.

[Terms of Use] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/download/attachments/754135/Materials+Atlas+Terms+of+Use_January+2012.pdf?version=1)

The [Terms of Use] (https://cosmicweb.mse.iastate.edu/wiki/download/attachments/754135/Materials+Atlas+Terms+of+Use_January+2012.pdf?version=1) should be carefully read before using the website.