Links

Research and Advice Institutes:

Nickel Development Institute

For advice and data on nickel and nickel contain alloys including stainless steel.

   
Steel Construction Institute The Steel Construction Institute is an independent, organisation. It is probably the world's largest research and technical organisation supporting the use of steel in construction.
   
TWI TWI (previously The Welding Institute) provides industry with engineering solutions in welding, joining and associated technologies through information; advice and technology transfer; consultancy and project support and contract R&D.
   

Materials and conversion sites:

MatWeb

MatWeb is a searchable database of material data sheets, including property information on thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.

   
Metal Bulletin

Provides metal prices and insight and analysis into today’s global metal markets.

   
BBC Commodities Daily commodity prices, currency exchange rates.
   
Convert-Me.com On-line conversion tables and factors.
   
WebElements Periodic table, element properties and data.
   

Engineering, NDT, inspection sites:

NDT Resource Centre

A comprehensive source of information and materials about NDT (Non Destructive Testing)

   
Specifying a steel casting

Useful section of the Steel Founders Society of America web site which  provides an overview of the role of specifications concerned in the purchase of steel castings.

   
Engineers Edge Engineering, manufacturing, design data.  Corrosion, NDT, inspection.
   

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