Materials Related Web Links

Institutions, Trade & Research Associations

British Plastics Federation (BPF)

British Standards Institution

Composites Processing Association

Engineering and Phtysical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

International Sports Engineering Association

NPL: Polymer Matrix Composites Group

Rapra Technology Limited, Consultants to the Polymer Industry

Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering

 

Publications

Materials Today
Reinforced Plastics

Materials

Data and Links:

A to Z of materials information

IDES, free Plastic Material Data Sheets, comprehensive database
Materials links (Royal Inst Tech, Sweden)

MatWeb: the Free Online Materials Property Database

Loctite Adhesives Design Handbook

The Periodic Table:

Metals:

Aluminium Industry WWW-server

The Copper Data Center - Homepage

Corrosion - services and equipment

Metals Supplier Online

STEELYNX

SteelNet

Shape Memory Applications, Inc.

Specialty Steel & Forge
Superplasticity

Materials learning resources:

Resource Discovery Network - guide to Web resources

Unversity of Cambridge Materials and Process Selection

Materials Selection and Processing - interactive charts

CPA Introduction to Composites

Metallurgy for Cyclists

Materials in Everyday Life - cycle, auto, etc

The Titanic - a metallurgical failure?

Complete downloadable textbook on Marine Composites

Composite Materials Handbook (US Army)

General materials info (MIT, USA)

UMIST materials

The MATTER Project
SteelMATTER - interactive site on steel applications

Visualizations in Materials Science

The Internet Microscope: Manchester Materials Science Centre

University of Cambridge - Materials Teaching Resources
Interactive Microscopy Tutorials
Simple Plastics Identification
Net Composites - Guide to Composites
SP Systems Guide to Composites (pdf)

 

Polymers:

The Polymer Centre of the South West

Common Plastics Materials

Polymers DotCom Home Page

Polymer Search Engine (RAPRA)
Polyurethane Applications

Composites (academic):

ACMC - University of Plymouth
Comprehensive Composite Materials (reference encyclopedia)

RTM Simulation - Introduction

Tutorial on Polymer Composite Molding

Nottingham University

Surrey University

Composites at the University of Delaware CCM

Winona State University Composite Materials Engineering

Composites Industry:

Net Composites - news info and careers
World-Wide Composites Search Engine

On-line global composites resource

Composites news and information

Hexcel Corporation

Tygavac Advanced Materials

Reichhold Web Site

Hexcel Corporation

Tygavac Advanced Materials

Reichhold Web Site

Carbospars - Home Page

Plastech Thermoset Tectonics

The Composites Registry

Owens Corning Composites
Mirabella Yacht Construction