This fully searchable PDF spans over 4 decades of literature! The database is a comprehensive literature review of a collection of more than 4, 500 publications embracing the processing and properties of P/M ferrous materials. This important research tool allows the user to search by material, property, and process to arrive at relevant articles in a click of the keyboard.

The task was initiated by performing a literature search via several electronic databases. Subsequently, the major P/M Journals worldwide were scanned to identify pertinent publications. Proceedings of national and international P/M conferences were included as well. To facilitate accuracy in sorting, the "experimental procedures" and "results" sections of each publication were reviewed. Classification in terms of material type and properties, was based on MPIF "Standard 35, Materials Standards for P/M Structural Parts".

The major utility of the database lies in its ability to identify publications relating to a given P/M ferrous material in terms of processing conditions and attendant properties. Letter codes are used to differentiate between processing details (a,b,c,d,...) and specific properties (A,B, C, D,...). Material type is described by a number (1,2,3,4,...). A search using Edit/Find shows the number of occurrences of any name, word or phrase in the text. The PDF also includes a list of sources where the user can find the major worldwide P/M Publishers and their contact information.