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Altair Material Data Center
Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) provides accurate multi-domain material properties to enable the creation of sustainable, efficient, and lightweight designs.
Compare Materials
Select one or more materials to compare the chosen materials data.
Compare Material Data
Compare materials using the properties data provided by the provider.

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What's New
Here’s a quick look at the latest features available with Altair One.
Overview
Explore collaborative access to simulation and data analytics technology plus scalable High Performance Computing (HPC) and cloud resources, all in one place with Altair One.
Tutorials
View a video to learn about the latest features of Altair One.
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Altair Material Data Center
Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) provides accurate multi-domain material properties to enable the creation of sustainable, efficient, and lightweight designs.
- Launch AMDC
  Launch the application to access the Altair material data. You can customize and launch the application from Favorite Apps, on the Altair One Home page.
- AMDC Access and License
  Upgrade your Altair Material Data Center access to Explorer and ExplorerPlus to unlock all material data and the application features.
- Ziegler PEM Material Database
- Integrated Desktop Applications
  Get instant access to an exhaustive database with thousands of simulation ready materials directly from within Altair desktop applications! This seamless integration automatically lists materials suitable for the application and lets users look up, search, compare and download CAE-ready material cards directly in the software.
- Whats New
  Here’s a quick look at the latest features available with Altair Material Data Center.
- Tutorials
  Discover the features of AMDC with step by step tutorials and videos.
- Search Materials
  Search a material or a list of materials using quick search, advanced search or scatter plots.
- Compare Materials
  Select one or more materials to compare the chosen materials data.
  - Compare Material Data
    Compare materials using the properties data provided by the provider.
  - Compare Plots
    Compare materials data using the plot data. You can also overlay selected materials and compare plots.
- Filter Materials
  Browse and filter materials using the predefined categories as filters in the left navigation pane that most suit your requirements.
- Similar Materials
  Find similar materials in terms of mechanical, thermal, or electrical properties.
- View Material Details
  Visualize advanced and accurate material properties and curves. Also, view material impact using Global Warming Potential (GWP) and set your data preferences.
- Export Material Data
  Export material data sheets with plots as a PDF and CAE simulation-ready material cards to your workstation or Altair Drive.
- Share Material Data
  Share material information in an email, document or message. Recipients of the link can view the material information in AMDC.
- Customize Table View
  Customize the materials data in table view. Add, remove material properties as table columns, reorder the columns and sort them.
- Set AMDC Theme
  Set theme of AMDC.
- Manage Favorites
  Create and maintain different lists of favorite materials to quickly access from the catalog or maintain a list of materials for your project.
- Set Preferences
  AMDC currently supports English and German languages, different themes, and Metric and U.S. Customary units as unit systems.
- AMDC Private Database
  An administrator is provided access to the AMDC Dashboard to access specfic administrative related tasks to maintain up to date information in the Altair Material Database.
- AMDC Archived Release Notes
  Here are the release notes for features and updates to Altair Material Data Center.
Altair Design AI
Altair DesignAI enables you to make real-time predictions.

Compare Material Data

Compare materials using the properties data provided by the provider.

You may filter the data further to view only the differences in the selected materials.

Select the check box of the required materials to compare.
The Compare button is enabled.
Figure 1. Select Materials to Compare
Click Compare.
The selected materials data is displayed in a table format. The compared material data between general information and properties data is displayed for the selected materials.
Figure 2. Compare Material Data
Select Show difference only.
Only the difference in data among the selected materials is displayed.
Figure 3. Show Differences Only
Optional: You can add your comparion list of materials to favorites.

Figure 4. Add to Favorites

The comparision list is appended to your unsaved favorites. Use the Favorites menu to view and for more options.

For more information, see the following video demonstration: