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The About.comDirectories & Buyer Guides
Thomas Register
The directory of American manufactures. Thousands of sources for every type of product.
  Martindale's Reference Desk
Browse over 30,000 links to materials science, technology & engineering resources on the Web.
 
Thomas Register Europe
Directory of European manufacturers in 6 languages; English, Dutch, French, German, Italian & Spanish.
  Sweet's Directory
Building products Guide for the construction industry. Over 25,000 Products & 1,600 manufacturers
 
Thomas Regional Directory
U.S regional directory of distributors, manufacturers, and service companies in many industries.
  MacRAE'S Blue Book
50,000 US manufacturers including their products and trade names. Subscription required.
 
ManufacturingNet
Yellow Pages of Manufacturing Products. Over 60,000 listings. Here is a direct link to the metals section.
  More Directories
List of Buyer Guides and Directories relating to the metals industry.
 
The About.comE-commerce Metal Marketplaces
e-Steel
B2B marketplace for steel mills, service centers, fabricators, distrib's and OEMs to buy & sell steel.
  MetalSpectrum
Neutral online trading site for mfgs., distributors and customers in the multi-billion dollar metals industry.
 
MaterialsNet
Reverse auction service for metals. Buyers enter their (RFQ's) and qualified suppliers bid on the
  Metique Marketsite
E-commerce portal Links buyers and sellers of metal services and goods such as steel, alum., zinc, copper.
 
MetalSite
e-commerce site for buying and selling metals. Buy flat rolled products online anytime from anywhere.
  More Marketplaces
List of global marketplaces for buying and selling metal products and service.
 
The About.comSuppliers
Metal Suppliers-By-Alloy
Find a supplier for a specific type or grade of metal. Aluminum, copper, gold, nickel, platinum, steel, etc.
  Metal Suppliers-By-Form
Find a metal supplier by physical form or shape. Bar, coil, foil, ingot, pipe, plate, tube, sheet, etc.
 
Metal Suppliers-By-Name (A-Z)
List of metal suppliers by company name.
  Material Catalogs
Find and order metal fast with these catalogs.
 
Fabricators and Manufacturers
Manufacturers and fabricators of metal products.
  Tooling Suppliers
Tooling sources for metal machining and fabrication.
 
The About.comMaterial Properties & Data

MatWeb
Find materials information & property data on over 20,000 materials including metals.

  WebElements Periodic Table
Popular online periodic table of the elements.
 
Material Properties Database
Metal properties database at OnlineMetals.

  Copper Standards & Properties
Source for copper data & specification information created by the Copper Development Assoc. (CDA)
 
CenBase/Materials on WWW
200,000 documents & manufacturers product datasheets on metals, composites, ceramics & more.
  MSDS Search 2000
One of the largest Online collections of Material Safety Data Sheets. (MSDS's)
 
Metallurgy
List of Online metallurgy resources.
  More Metals Properties
Listing of additional material properties references.
 
The About.comStandards & Specifications
ASTM
American Society for Testing & Materials.
  ISO
International Organization for Standardization.
 
DSCC - Specification Archive
Free downloadable copies of specifications from the U.S. Defense Supply Center.
  NSSN - Document Supply
Purchase copies of any specifications, standards, or docs from National Standards Systems Network.
 
Standards Organizations
Links to domestic and international standards orgs.
  Specification Sources
Find copies of AMS, ASME, ASTM, AWS, BS, DIN, DMS, GE, ISO, MIL, PWA, QQ, RBO, SAE, SPS & UNS.
 
The About.comCareers
Metalindustrycareers.com
Job listings for corporate & plant management, metallurgical & materials, engineering, manufacturing & purchasing in the metals industry.
  SteelJobs
See job listings specializing in the steel industry only.
 
Materials & Metallurgy Jobs
Get job listings in the materials and manufacturing fields sent weekly via email.
  Weldingjobs.com
Get job listings specifically for the welding and manufacturing fields sent weekly via email.
 
Hotjobs.com
A top job site on the Web. Search by keywords such as metallurgy, metalworking, metals, engineering, manufacturing, sales, purchasing.
  Job Newsgroups
Read current job offers, post your resume and get career information for on the Usenet bulletin boards.
 
Monster.com
Search by keyword for more than 300,000 jobs now! Jobs of all types are posted from all over the world.
  Metal Industry Job Forum
Coming Soon - Post jobs offered, jobs wanted and resumes on the About.com Metals Industry forum.
 
The About.comSocieties & Associations
AISI
The Association of Iron & Steel Engineers.
  ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
 
ASM International
The Materials Information Society.
  AWS
The American Welding Society.
 
American Societies
Links to societies & associations in the U.S. relating to metals, manufacturing & engineering.
  International Societies
Links to societies & associations outside the U.S. relating to metals, manufacturing & engineering.
 
The About.comPublications
Modern Metals
Magazine for metal fabricators, service centers & OEMs. Excellent feature articles and industry guides such as the (NAAD) and (SSCI) resource guides.
  Purchasing Online
Magazine of total supply chain management. Serving purchasing professionals. Offers supplier lists, market trends, pricing, metals forecast, news & more
 
MetalWorking Digest
Metalworking Digest is the publication for metalworking and machinist experts.
  More Publications
Comprehensive list of journals, magazines and newsletters relating to metals and manufacturing.
 
The About.comNews
American Metal Market News
Metals & mining news, metal prices, events, industry commentary and resources.
  IndustryWatch
Metal industry news and financial information from CNNfn's industrial news section.
 
Metal Center News
News magazine for the metals industry covering metal industry issues.
  More News Sites
Links to many Online metal industry news sources.
 
The About.comUtilities
Metal Weight Calculator
How many pounds is a square foot of titanium sheet? This calculator tells you exactly! Covers all alloys from aluminum to zinc
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  Metric Conversion Tool
Convert length, area, volume, weight & temp. (Angstroms, cubits, centimeters, hands, furlongs, feet, inches, kilos, microns, ounces, pounds & tons.)
 
FreightQuote.com
Quickly get accurate freight costs online.
  WorldPages - Phone Number Search
Search the entire country for business or personal phone numbers in one place.
 
Currency Converter
Convert U.S. Dollars to won, pesos, yen, guilders, pounds, lira, dina, froners, rupees, francs, kroners & more.
  More Utilities
Links to many useful time saving utilities on the Web for professionals.
 

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