Plastics database tops 47,000 materials

An Ides product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 6, 2003

IDES has added more than 2000 new plastics material property datasheets to its Prospector website.

IDES has added more than 2000 new plastics material property datasheets to its Prospector website.

Data are presented in ASTM, ISO and Campus formats with options to display English or SI units.

Supported by the plastics industry, IDES offers the searchable catalogue with an inventory of data covering 47,517 plastics materials from 390 global suppliers of plastics materials.

The subscription-based directory includes trade name, product name and detailed property and processing information used to describe a given plastic.

Other plastics industry utilities include a glossary of plastics terms, a processing troubleshooter, a unit convertor, and complimentary material sourcing services.