Academic Sites:
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Carnegie Mellon University
- Center for Iron and Steel: Conducts basic and long-term research
relevant to iron and steel production.
Cranfield
University - Centre for Materials Science: Conduct research into
military metallurgy and photo-voltaic, biomedical and adaptive materials.
Georgia Tech-Materials
Science & Engineering Research: Provides ceramic coatings,
composites, corrosion, high performance materials, and electronic assemblies
reliability information.
Science Cataloging
Internet Resources: Contains current awareness Internet resources
to aid science catalogers in keeping up to date with science news and
research, science and technology librarianship, and current Internet resources
in science and technology.
Stanford University's
Materials Science and Engineering Department: Contains materials
related research at Stanford, faculty listings, a discussion forum, job
listings, and an extensive list of Internet information resources.
Stony Brook - Materials Science
and Engineering: Conducts research on metals, polymers, ceramics,
and semiconductors with an emphasis on surfaces and interfaces. The site
has an extensive listing of
"materials"
companies and resources.
The University of Illinois
at Chicago Thermodynamics Research Laboratory: Information on their
Research focus and lab facilities and a good links page to thermodynamic
data and property calculation sites
WebElements: An
online Periodic Table of elements.
Materials Resource Sites:
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About.com
- Composites Materials Guide: The Composite Materials Guide,
with About.com guide Barry Berenberg, provides categorized links to composites
sites, original feature articles, a bulletin board, a chat room, daily
news headlines, and job listings.
About.com
- Metals Guide: The About Metals Guide is one of the most comprehensive online guide for the metal industry. It includes buyers guides, global supplier lists, metal prices, metal properties, specifications, cross references, e-commerce sites, software, conversion tools, industry news and more. Covers every
metal from aluminum to zinc.
Advanced Materials
& Processes Technology Information Analysis Center (AMPTIAC):
Materials and processing products, technical inquiries, consulting, upcoming
conferences, and library services.
CERAM Research: Internationally
renowned centre of technical excellence for the ceramics and other materials-based
industries.
Composite Materials Handbook: Provides
engineering data and processing information necessary to design and fabricate
polymer, metal, and ceramic matrix composites.
Current
Web Contents™: An ever-growing collection of high-quality, scholarly
Web sites developed by ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) ,
the publishers of Current Contents.
The
Document Center: Specifications, standards, and technical publications
which can be ordered online and delivered to your door.
Edinburgh Engineering
Virtual Library (EEVL): A UK-based searchable, browsable database
of quality engineering information on the Internet. Also available
are bibliographic databases, particularly the Recent Advances in Manufacturing
database.
eMachineShop.com: Uses a combination of the web, software, and automated machines to design and quickly deliver custom parts.
FiberSource.com:
A comprehensive source of news, suppliers, resources, and information
on synthetic and cellulosic fibers.
The Hendrix Group: The
Hendrix Group Inc. provides materials engineering, corrosion, failure
analysis and mechanical integrity services to the chemical, refining,
pulp & paper, oil & gas and pipeline industries.
InterCorr:
The One Stop Materials and Corrosion Information Resource designed
to support the technical needs of the materials and corrosion community.
Internet
Research Starting Points: A list of both technical and non-technical
research starting points brought to you by the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
Learning
Fountain: Provides links to other directories, search engines, building
bibliographies, products and services and many more.
Materials Edge: Materials Edge is based in the United Kingdom and focuses on materials science & engineering technology transfer news, resources, information & recruitment.
The MEMS Clearinghouse: Provides
services to the MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) community, and contains
a repository of information, such as a
database
of MEMS material properties.
NetComposites: Composites news, education, information, careers, forums, and comprehensive composites online stores.
Minerals Engineering International
Online: free access to current information on all aspects of
mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
Molecular Simulations Inc.
(MSI): The leading supplier of molecular modeling software for
materials science.
Online
Engineering Calculators: Interactive Calculators for everything from
Acoustics to Welding
Optics 2001: Provides information on all aspects of optics - general principles, optical properties of materials, imaging processing, design techniques, etc.
Plastics Dotcom: Provides a basic
guide to plastics, a description of material properties, links to polymer
producers, recyclers, equipment and tooling.
Protective Coatings, Linings, and
Related Resources: Provides information on coating manufacturers,
coating products, and has a searchable corrosion resource database.
Rapra Technology LTD.: Provides
comprehensive materials selection/engineering, technology and information
services to organizations in all industry sectors that use plastics or
rubber.
Superconductors.org: A
non-profit, non-affiliated website intended to introduce beginners and non-technical people to
the world of superconductors.
THOR:
The Online Resource of electronic journals provided by Purdue University
Libraries
TPSX: A database
for advanced thermal protection material properties provided by NASA Ames
Research Center
The Virtual Metallography Lab: Provides
information about metallography as well as a good selection of resources
for taking photomicrographs.
Woodhead Publishing Limited: Publish
The Welding Institute's books and other publications relating to welding,
materials engineering and technical textiles. All publications are
available for purchase on their web site.
The WWW Virtual Library: Provides
information on a variety of engineering subjects such as Chemistry,
Ceramics,etc and links to other related sites.
X-ray reflections:
Use this online calculator to determine x-ray specular reflections
by multilayers with interface roughness. Created by Sergey Stepanov
at the Argonne National Laboratory.
Professional Society Sites:
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American Iron & Steel Institute -
Steel Works: For news, steel links, statistics, markets and applications,
as well as publications.
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI): For membership, publications, search for standards,
news, events, and standards resources.
American Society of Testing & Materials
(ASTM): For membership, publications, search for standards, and
a free laboratory directory.
ASM International
Association for Iron & Steel Technology:
Education, training, publications, research, and electronic resources for the steel
industry.
CANPLY Canadian Plywood Association:
Representing manufacturers of plywood, veneer and
veneer composite products in Canada..
Composite Fabricators Association (CFA):
Provides membership, publications, meetings, seminars, technical services
and links.
IAI - The International Aluminum
Institute: Comprehensive information on the production and applications of
aluminum, with links to all of their Member companies and regional aluminum
associations.
IPMM - Intelligent Processing and
Manufacturing of Materials: Provides details of conferences and
links to other processing sites.
MRS - Materials Research Society: Dedicated
to goal-oriented basic and applied research on materials of technological
importance.
SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of
Material and Process Engineering: Provides information and forms
for membership, publications, conferences, and technical services, and
links for reference information, officers, chapters, and the International
Business Office.
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE):
Provides information on membership, industry events, publications and
links to plastic related sites.
The Society of the Plastics
Industry (SPI): Promotes the continued development of the plastics
industry and enhances the public's understanding of plastics' contributions
while meeting the needs of society.
TMS - The Minerals, Metals, and Materials
Society: Promotes the science and engineering professions concerned
with minerals, metals and materials.
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