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Welding: Research Metal Properties

Library resources and web links for your welding coursework.

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Books and web sites on the properties of metals.

Web Resources

EngineeringToolbox.com
EngineeringToolBox.com offers much useful information. Don't forget to scroll to the bottom of the page to look for more useful links
Density, Specific Weight and Specific Gravity (EngineeringToolbox.com)
Metals - Melting Temperatures (EngineeringToolbox.com)
Tempering Colors Steel (EngineeringToolbox.com)
Elastic Properties and Young Modulus for some Materials - Tensile strength (EngineeringToolbox.com)
Microstructure and Grain Size
MaterialSim Grain Growth
A simulation of grain growth.
Property Search page
From MatWeb Material Property Data. Search by materials category, or specify up to three properties.
Physical Properties of Steel
A short article on steel's physical properties.

RTC Library Books

Machining and Metalworking Handbook. Call number: 671.35 WALSH 2006

Metalurgy of Welding. (6th Edition.) Call number: 671.52 LANCAST 1999

Modern Materials and Manufacturing Processes. (3rd Edition.) Call number: 670 MODERN 2004

Modern Welding Technology. (5th Edition.) Call number: 671.52 CARY-H 2002

Physical Metallurgy and Advanced Materials. Call number: 669 SMALLM 2007

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