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The new ICDD Metals and Alloys Indexes: Usefulness and potentialities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

P. L. Wallace ,
S. Weissmanna ,
M. H. Mueller ,
L. D. Calveit  and
R. Jenkins
P. L. Wallace
Affiliation:
(E-500) Los Alamos National Laboratories, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
S. Weissmanna
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
M. H. Mueller
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, Building 360, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439
L. D. Calveit
Affiliation:
77 Seaview Parade, Lakes Entrance, Victoria 3909, Australia
R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
International Centre for Diffraction Data, 12 Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073-3273
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Abstract

The Metals and Alloys Indexes, published by the International Centre for Diffraction Data, contain four indexes. These are: (a) the alphabetical formula index (AFI); (b) the Pearson symbol code index; (c) the common name index; and (d) the Strukturbericht symbol index. These indexes (which contain metals, alloys, and related phases in the Powder Diffraction File) have been designed to be used independently or in conjunction with the Powder Diffraction File to facilitate the characterization of materials. All data in these indexes have been critically reviewed. The organization, selection of materials, and use of alphabetical formulas are similar to those of standard metallurgical references such as Pearson or Villars and Calvert. The arrangement of the AFI promotes systematic searches for chemical analogs and assists users in locating possible matches when only partial chemical information is available. The structural indexes aid in characterization by correlations to prototype and related structures. Some applications of the indexes are given here.

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Research Article
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Powder Diffraction , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 1994 , pp. 239 - 245
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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