AISE Steel Foundation Virtual Library
Provided by the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers. Can search or browse library holdings of technical reports, convention proceedings, journal articles and volumes of "The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel." Can download abstracts free of charge; registered users can purchase and download full-text reports, articles and chapters.

American Iron and Steel Institute
Contains design guides, technical reports, slide presentations, downloads, online courses and workshop listings. Can download corrugated steel pipe durability guide. Fabricated pipe, tank guides and specifications are available for sale. Provides software demos for Transportation/Infrastructure, Bridges, Utility Poles, Corrugated Steel Pipe, Water Pipes and other categories. Contains membership and public policy information; steel glossary; descriptions of past and current research projects. Offers Cold-Formed Steel Design specifications and manuals for sale. Can view newsletters and opinion articles. Online bookstore offers steel technical publications. Offers steel construction workshops and seminars; cold-formed steel design seminars; links to online courses.

ASM International, the Materials Information Society
"Alloy Center Online" allows subscribers to browse more than 4,200 material property data sheets for metals and alloys and download them online for a fee. Can view tables of contents from the latest and archival issues of "Advanced Materials and Processes" and "Heat Treating Progress"; can purchase articles online.

Association of Iron and Steel Engineers
Contains information about AISE conferences; technical message board; links to technical sites. Lists technical reports, conference proceedings and other documents for sale. Can download selected articles from the online newsletter.

Ductile Iron Society
Contains "Ductile Iron Data for Design Engineers," "Design Engineer's Digest of Ductile Iron," "Cost Saving Design Ideas in Ductile Iron," ductile iron specifications and production procedures.

Non-Ferrous Founders' Society
Provides information about NQS 9000, an ISO 9000 compliance program developed for the foundry industry. Offers aluminum and copper alloy castings specification charts for sale online.

Principal Metals Online
Provides materials property data on more than 5,000 ferrous and non-ferrous materials, including general description; applications; and welding, machining, forming, chemical and mechanical data. Includes metal weight calculator; pipe dimension charts; metallurgical glossary; metal specifications; hardness conversion tables; and metric conversion tables for length, area, volume, weight, temperature; list of conversion formulas for more complex units of measure.

Specialty Steel Industry of North America
Registered users can download specifications and technical publications on the use of stainless steel in buildings and other industries; some technical publications can be ordered online at no charge. Includes technical information about galvanic corrosion; chemical and physical properties of stainless steel; and stainless steel glossary. Can download stainless steel Design Guidelines; Environmental Brochure; Specifications; Architectural Facts; Fabrication Manual; Fasteners Manual; Stainless Steel Primer; Coastal and Salt Corrosion Applications Manual; Handrails, Railings and Barrier Applications Manual; Structural Applications Manual; Superior Fire and Heat Resistance Manual; Wall Ties, Stone Anchors and Masonry Fastening Systems Manual; Water Handling and Delivery Systems Manual; Stainless Steel Rebar for Construction Applications Manual; Stainless Steel Rebar Guidelines; Green Material Guide; Standard Practices for Stainless Steel; and Standard Practices for Stainless Steel Roofing, Flashing, Copings. Can view high temperature properties. Registered users can use online Life Cycle Costing application.

Steel Founders' Society of America
Contains technical articles on steel casting, metal casting design, purchasing steel castings; specifications used in the steel casting industry; metal casting design examples.

American Society for Testing and Materials
Standards information, links to ASTM technical committees, training resources.

American Foundry Society
Provides and promotes knowledge and services that strengthen the metalcasting industry for the ultimate benefit of its customers and society.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Links to on-line engineering libraries; communities of practice (user forums), engineering conferences, membership information.