You might try looking at this tutorial for some ideas.
Personal Database of Molecules
Cocoa for Scientists (Part XXII): Core Data Models
By drewmccormack at Mon, Feb 4 2008 9:04am
http://www.macresearch.org/cocoa-scientists-part-xxii-core-data-models
If you want specific reco
I am using Core Data to create a material database to be used for
tracking engineering materials. Each material has a bunch of different
material properties (modulus, poison's ratio, failure and yield
strength, ect). Depending on the type of material (anisotropic,
orthotropic, isotropic, co