Reference Links

Listed below are selected links to the medical/medical device and metallurgical industries for the benefit of our web site visitors.

U.S.-based Associations

• ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
• ASM International – The Materials Information Society
• AISI – American Iron and Steel Institute
• ANSI – American National Standards Institute
• AWPA – American Wire Producers Association
• ITA – International Titanium Association

International Associations

• IISI – International Iron and Steel Institute (Belgium)
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization (Switzerland)
• JTS - Japan Titanium Society
• NIMS – National Institute for Materials Science (Japan)
• TIG – The Titanium Information Group (United Kingdom)

Medical/Medical Device Associations

• AAOS – American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• AMA – American Medical Association
• BOA – British Orthopaedic Association
• EC – European Commission; Medical device policies and standards
• FDA – FDA; Center for Devices and Radiological Health
• MDA – Medical Devices Agency (United Kingdom)
• MDMA – Medical Device Manufacturers Association (U.S.)

Technical Links

• Periodic Table of Elements
• Materials Information Database
• Materials Testing Glossary

University Metallurgical References

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  School of Materials Engineering MSE
• Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
  Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering