Start a research project with Knovel - tutorial

In this walk-through, you will:

• search for a material in Knovel
• apply a property to a material

Step 1: Go to Knovel

Go to Knovel.

If necessary, login with your UMN credentials.

Tip: You are not required to create an account with Knovel

Step 2: Open Material Property Search

In the Property Search tab, follow the link to the Material Property Search.

Step 3: Search for a material

For this example we will search for fiberglass.

Notice the result count updates automatically.

Step 4: Filter by property

In the Filter by Property Name box, enter a property for the material.

In this example, we will enter tensile strength.

Step 5: Apply the property to your material

Drag the property tensile strength from the right column to the left column, beneath fiberglass.

Done!

You have searched for a material in Knovel and applied a property.

You are now able to:

• search for a material in Knovel
• apply a property to the material