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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.
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