RESOURCES:
Other Links of Interest to the Plastics Industry
General
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ANSI information, news, upcoming events, and engineering links
American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM)
Membership, publications, search for ASTM standards and publications, and
laboratory directory
Applied Research Lab at Penn State
Materials science research, hydrodynamics, manufacturing technology,
acoustics & vibration control
CS ChemFinder
Chemical Information Server-Cambridge Soft
Chemical database covering
physical properties and 2-D chemical structures
Netstal Injection Molding Machinery
Career Resource Center :
MSE, Materials Science & Engineering
Provides a brief introduction
and history of MSE, as well as career information
Davis Standard Extrusion Machinery
Center for X-Ray Optics-Materials Sciences
Division-E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
X-ray properties
(attenuation, reflectivity, & transmission) of elements, diffraction
efficiency of a transmission grating, and x-ray links
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Organization information, conferences, phone numbers, registration, and
ordering information (document, databases,
references tools, training aids)
European Commission-Information
Sources and Contacts
Sources of general information and contact
details spanning all the European Union institutions and agencies
IBM
Research. Materials Science
Offers summary information about IBM
research projects in materials science, with illustrations. Also contains links
to other IBM and IBM Research pages.
PlasticsWire, the plastic industry press agency
Manufacturers Information Net
Manufacturing articles, and a search engine to locate services relating to
manufacturing (computers, manufacturers, job shops, suppliers, CAD, CAM,
machine tools, cutting tools, used machinery, new machinery dealers, ...)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Dept. of
Materials Science & Engineering
Faculty, research areas, and
research groups
Materials Algorithms Project:
Welcome to MAP
Features a library of downloadable programs, subroutines,
and functions for the modeling of materials. Also contains general information
about MAP.
Materials Interactive
This site uses
advanced simulation techniques, using JAVA and VRML, to model the behavior of
materials.
MatWeb
A
searchable database of property data on over 17,000 materials including metals,
polymers, ceramics, non-ferrous metals, and fibers
Formech, manufacturer of thermoforming and vacuum forming lab tabletop equipment
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
Online library catalog and other fee bases services. (Free online
library catalog search, other search services are fee based)
Rapid Prototyping
and Manufacturing Institute
Virtual library,
information sources on rapid prototyping
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute-Research Centers
Research areas (electronics, composites, robotics, automation & handling...), faculty, and
researchers
Sandia National
Laboratory (SNL)
-- Organization
information, news, research, events, and conferences
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
-- Databases (aerospace specs, fuels &
lubricants, highway vehicles, SAE publications & standards), membership
information, and meetings (Free, databases cost)
SubsTech
SubsTech is a free and open knowledge source on Materials Engineering.
It contains a wide range of illustrated articles on metals, ceramics,
polymers, composites and lubricants including their properties,
applications and technologies for their manufacture.
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS)
Meetings, membership, and publications
The WWW Virtual Library - Engineering
A variety of engineering subjects (examples:
crystallography, chemistry, ceramics...). These subjects are then broken down
into internet links (universities, companies, labs, journals, and scientific
conferences) (Free)
US Patent and Trademark Office
Database of front page information from US patents issued from 1/1/76
University Microfilms International (UMI)
Search 1.4 million dissertations and theses, also has links to ProQuest Direct to search through 4,000
publications (Free dissertation and thesis search, ProQuest
Direct (need account))
University of California, Berkeley-UC
Berkeley Library Web
Engineering
resources on the internet (engineering societies, government resources,
patents, standards, publishers, and some engineering libraries) (Free)
University of Iowa at Ames-Materials Preparation
Center
Specializes in research on high-purity metals, rare earth metals & alloys, and single
crystals. The Materials Preparation Center also has a materials referral system and hotline (MRSH), which deals with specialized
materials
University of
Michigan—Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty, laboratories, and research groups (ceramics,
metals, composites, and polymers
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
Membership, meetings, and ceramic & glass publications
Alfred University-Center for
Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT)
Faculty, ceramic & glass research
areas, facilities, and CACT newsletter
Ceramics & Industrial Minerals
Lists
of weblinks (many of them annotated) relating to
ceramics and industrial minerals. Includes an extensive list
of manufacturers and distributors, as well as lists of news media and general
reference sources. Also contains the archives of the Ceramic Chat
discussion list.
ClayLab.net
Resource pages for clays and
clay minerals.
The European Ceramic Society
Members,
working groups, conferences, and information on the Journal of the European
Ceramic Society
Composites
Composite Fabricators Association (CFA)
Membership, publications, meetings, seminars, technical services, and links
Composite Materials Handbook: General
Information for Polymer, Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites Areas
The
handbook includes engineering data development methodologies related to
testing, data reduction, and data reporting of property data for current and
emerging composite materials.
Composites News Supersite
Recent and past news events in the composites/materials community, book
ordering utility, calender of composites and
materials related meetings nationwide (Free-but must obtain login password)
Dictionary of
Composite Materials Technology
An expanded version of the print
dictionary; material from the original print version is marked with a Technomic copyright. Unmarked definitions and all other
material are original to the online dictionary
Engineering
Design of Polymer Matrix
Composites
Engineering Design of Polymer Matrix Composites. ... all the
major generic composite material classes
Miningco.com
Guide to Composite Materials
Provides updates on vendor material
property data
Owens-Corning
Glass
fiber/composites technical library, applications, product line-up, fabrication
processes
University of Delaware-Center for Composite
Materials
Faculty, research , and
publications
Worldwide Composites Search Engine
Contains information on companies, materials and processes in the composites
industry. Also has a link to a "surplus material database."
Metals
Aluminum Consultants Group, Inc.
Provides
assistance in materials selection, evaluation/analysis and development of
aluminum alloys
Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites Consortium
Overview, membership information, calender of events
ASM International
Provides A-Z materials solutions directory, A-Z
supplier directory, and a material site searchable database
Carnegie Mellon University-Center
for Iron & Steel Research
Industry members, faculty,
research, publications, and steel related links
The Copper Page
A resource providing information on the uses, suppliers, and
trade of copper, advocating the copper industry. Also includes listings
of the Copper Development Association's publications, as well as links to other
Internet resources.
Finishing Dot Com: the Address That Finishers
Know by Instinct
Contains demos for science classes, how to plate
non-metallic things, and reference library full of excellent information.
Magnesium Home Page
For those
interested in magnesium metal production & the production of magnesium
metal components
Microstructures
of copper and copper alloys
This site displays photo micrographs of
commercially important and/or metallurgically
interesting copper and copper alloys and processing.
NACE International
Corrosion
publications, conferences, standards, and corrosion links
The Nickel Page
Information on the uses
and properties of nickel and the safe use of nickel in the workplace.
A Short History
of Metals
A history of discovery and use of gold, copper, silver, lead,
tin, smelted iron, and mercury.
Steel Works
Sponsored by the American Iron
and Steel Institutes, this page provides news, industry information, facts
& figures, and related links
WeldNet
Links to welding and materials joining resources, searchable abstract
databases, news, welding information
Polymers
Automotive Plastics
Developed by
the APC, this site breaks down plastics use in cars (engine, drivetrain, interior, etc.), and posts seminars on
injection molding automation, design of plastic snap-fit features and
assemblies.
Case Western Reserve University-Polymers &
Liquid Crystals
Virtual textbook of polymers & liquid
crystals (general background, applications, and preparation) and links to
liquid crystal sites.
Dow Plastics
Dow materials
selection guide, products, press releases, and free software (Free)
Drexel University-Fibrous
Materials Research Center (FMRC)
Fibrous Materials Research Center overview, capabilities, and services provided to
industry
Endura Plastics
Thermal plastics material selection guides
Geofoam WWW Site
Background, applications, products, R&D, publications, and
conferences
Sabic IP
Sabic materials selection, technical tips, plastics news
Macrogalleria
A comprehensive
tutorial on polymer chemistry and the uses of polymers, geared to the nonspecialist. Organized on the metaphor
of a shopping mall to facilitate browsing of topics.
Asian Polymers Directory and Polymer Community
Material Properties
Lists of polymer trade names, polymer
manufacturers
Modern
Plastics & Modern Plastics International
Articles, world tradeshows,
tradename directory, plastics and current news
Plastics Net
On-line
purchasing/material data sheets/search by property/tech forums/education center
resource utility
Plastics News
News stories,
searchable listings of commercial data, contacts for over 1,500 companies
(compounders, recyclers, and plastic lumber makers), and historical resin
pricing data
PLC
A freshman-level
tutorial on polymers and liquid crystals, consisting of a textbook and an
interactive laboratory.
Polyurethane
Foam Association
Publications, glossary, meetings, and keyword search
Asian Plastics Directory and Plastic Community
PPP Handbook: An Electronic
Handbook for Polymer Properties
Provides estimated values as well as
experimental values for many properties.
Rapra Technology Ltd.
Polymer & Rubber Database, polymer industry directory (polymers,
additives, machinery, products)
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
Membership,
publications, industry events, classified ads, and plastic links
The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI)
Meetings, plastic links, membership, book orders, and trade shows
Properties Data
BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet
Resources: Materials science
Database
of Engineering Resources: Materials Engineering
CHEMnetBASE
ChemNetBase is a searchable electronic collection of
major chemical reference works.
Data
and Properties Calculation Sites on the Web: Classical, Quantum &
Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics
Provides links to a wide
variety of data sites.
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Contains thermochemical, thermophysical,
and spectral data for compounds and reactions.
NIST Center for Theoretical and Computational
Materials Science
Archives, software, project descriptions
NIST Databases distributed by the
Standard Reference Data Program
Numerous scientific databases (examples:
chemical thermodynamics, corrosion performance, tribomaterials,
molten salts, ceramic phase equilibrium database...) (Fee charged)
NIST Physics Laboratory
Materials Database containing physical constants, atomic spectroscopic data,
x- ray and gamma data, nuclear physics data, and other NIST data
Swedish Ceramic Institute. Material
Data
Contains examples of materials data for ceramics, compiled by the
Swedish Ceramic Institute.
Thermodex: an
Index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks
A searchable index of
selected thermodynamic data handbooks.
TPSX : Thermal
Protection Systems Expert and Material Properties Database
A personal
computer-based program which serves as a database for advanced thermal
protection material properties.
Where to Find Materials Safety Data Sheets on
the Internet
Provides background information on MSDS, including a
definition and examples. It also supplies links to over 85 MSDS sites on the
Internet and ways to locate MSDS using non-Internet sources.
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