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Materials
get information about an alloy
compare several alloys
request a property of an alloy
compare alloy types on a particular property
get information about a mineral
compare several minerals
do computations with mineral properties
get information about a type of plastic
get information about a type of wood
request a property of a type of wood
do computations with wood properties
get information about a bulk material
compute properties of a stockpile
convert a specific material hardness to various other systems
convert a material hardness number into a specific system
Physical Properties
determine an optical property of a material