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Home About ACerS Membership Meetings & Expositions Technical Publications Ceramic Arts Affiliates Books Catalog Ceramic Resources News Outreach Education MEMBER LOGIN	Media Releases Media Release Contact: Aimée F. Zerla, Promotions Project Coordinator 614/794-5893 (not for publication) March 23, 2004 ACerS-NIST Announce the Release of the Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database Version 3.0 WESTERVILLE, OHIO — The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announce the release of the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database Version 3.0. More information is available at www.ceramics.org/phasecd. Phase diagrams are used throughout the ceramics industry to understand and control the complex phenomena which increasing underlie advanced industrial production and materials performance. To service the need for reliable phase diagram data, ACerS and NIST jointly publish a series of critically evaluated collections of phase diagrams. ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database Version 3.0 contains more than 19,000 diagrams previously published in 20 phase volumes produced as part of the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Program: Volumes I through XIII; Annuals 91, 92 and 93; High Tc Superconductors I & II; Zirconium & Zirconia Systems; and Electronic Ceramics I. The diagram preview feature makes searching quick and easy. Search results are displayed on the same page and list the records returned. Search capabilities allow searches by: Authors; System components; Language of the original publication; Year (of original publication of the diagram); Phase Equilibria Diagrams series volume number; Full bibliographic reference of the paper; and Figure captions from diagrams published in Phase Equilibria Diagrams volumes. This new version offers full commentary text display in addition to diagram display. This makes the CD the same as the printed volumes with many additional features including high-quality printing and export capability. On-screen plotting can show any line types such as dotted, dash-dot, dash and solid. Files can be saved in both windows metafile (.wmf) and bitmap (.bmp) formats. Other features include: Zoom-in capability with string-box function to select area Built-in formula mass calculator with mol%-wt% and wt%-mol% conversion Overlay of related diagrams with matched scale and turn-labels-off functionality Cursor position display in diagram units where applicable Reverse function for binary diagrams for switching of left and right components and analogous capability for ternaries Curve follow function where appropriate. PC System Requirements: Operating system: Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 2003. Hardware: PC with 100MHz minimum, 64 MB minimum supported CD-ROM drive. More details and ordering are available through the ACerS Customer Service Department at 866-721-3322; e-mail, customerservice@ceramics.org. The database also can be ordered directly by logging onto the ACerS website, www.ceramics.org/phasecd. The American Ceramic Society is an international association of scientists, engineers, industrialists, potters, and artists who are active in the creation of new products, applications, and research regarding ceramics and related materials. ACerS serves more than 8,000 members and 50,000 subscribers in 80 countries with books, periodicals, meetings, and expositions, and online technical information. ###

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