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An update of the NIST Standard Reference Database Number 30, the Structural Ceramics Database, has been completed. This update, designated SCD Update (April 2003), increases the number of source entries by 100 citations and increases the total number of citations to 834. This update increases the total number of individual property values to more than 38,000. The update is presented in hypertext markup language and will be incorporated into the SCD portion of the NIST Ceramics WebBook.
Munro, R.
and Sturrock, C.
(2017),
Structural Ceramics Database Update (April 2003), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed October 14, 2025)