Chinese/Taiwanese CNS specifications for aluminum and aluminum alloys are added to the Database for the first time.

Coverage of AWS nickel alloys is updated with information from the new ASME Boiler Code C.

German (DIN) nickel anodes, valve materials, electrical heating alloys, wrought alloys and castings are updated as well.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Melting and Pouring of the Reactive Metals, and
Effect of Aging on Formability of Aluminum Alloys.

One completely new set of standards is again added to the Database -- Chinese/Taiwanese CNS standards for copper and copper alloys.

The rest of the Database upgrade was focused on US ASME standards. Nickel and nickel alloy specs for bars, forgings, sheets and large variety of tubes and pipes are added.

ASME specifications for aluminum and aluminum alloy seamless tubes, sheets and plates are updated as well.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Phosphor Bronzes, and
Properties of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys.

Specifications one new country --India-- are included to the Database for the first time, starting with Indian standards for large variety of copper alloys.

ASTM aluminum and aluminum-alloys are updated with specs for tubes, die castings, foils, plates, and investment castings.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Gunmetals and Leaded Bronzes, and
Aluminum Strip Casting for Thin Gauge Foil Production.

Major upgrade is made on ASTM nickel alloys. It includes nickel-chromium and nickel-chromium-iron and nickel-chromium-silicon alloys, in the forms of bars, billets, tubes, plates, sheets, strips, rods and forgings.

Copper alloys according to international ISO standards are upgraded with specifications for wrought copper, copper-zinc and copper-aluminium alloys, as well as special copper alloys.

Filler metals according to US AWS -- silver, gold, and tungsten elecrodes -- for brazing, braze welding and welding are added.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, and
Annealing of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys.

ASME nickel alloys -- plate, sheet, bar, pipe, tube -- are updated as well according to the lasest Boiler & Pressure Vessels Code.

Properties of ASTM aluminum bars, rods, wire, profiles, and tubes, in wrought, extruded and drawn condition are also updated according to recent specifications.

Moreover, cross-referencing for nickel alloys is enlarged with the tables of equivalents among US (ASME, UNS, ASTM), European (Euronorm, DIN, BS) and Japanese (JIS) materials.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Joining Titanium, and
Automotive Trends in Aluminum - The European Perspective: Part Two.

Major Database upgrade is made on UNS designations for various nickel alloys: aluminum-, chromium, and molybdenum-based.

New Japanese specifications for copper and copper alloy sheets, plates, strips, bars and pipes are added to the Database.

Properties of ASTM copper alloys for nuts, bolts, plate, sheet, strip, bar and are upgaded as well.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Welding of Commercially Pure Titanium, and
Automotive Trends in Aluminum - The European Perspective: Part One.

New large group of alloys defined by ASME is introduced -- copper alloys. The groups covered will include aluminum bronzes, copper-nickel-zinc alloys, and various copper and copper-alloy semi-finished products.

Specs and properties for ASTM nickel and nickel alloy plates, sheets, strips, rods, bars, pipes and tubes are updated by using newest editions of standards.

Moreover, cross-referencing for copper alloys is enlarged with tables of equivalents among US (UNS, ASTM, ASME), Japanese (JIS) and European (EN, DIN, SS) materials.

New version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2005.10-- is released to cover the developments on the Database done in previous 6 months.

New articles added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
High Strength Casting Copper Alloys, and
Rapidly Solidified Aluminum Alloys.

New group of UNS alloys is introduced for the first time to the Database -- low melting metals and alloys. This upgrade will include cadmium and its alloys, lead-tin and lead-silver alloys, tin casting alloys, white metal and Pewter alloys.

Zirconium alloys according to ASME are included for the first time, with detailed properties for great variety of forms: forgings, tubes, bars, wire, strip, sheet, plate, and electrodes.

ASTM specifications for lead alloys are updated for castings, strip, sheet, and plate products.

New articles prepared for you are:
Copper and Copper Alloy Casting Methods, and
Fusion Welding of Aluminum and Its Alloys: Part Two.

The newest ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Editions are used for update of specifications for titanium sheet, strip, plate, bars, billet, castings, forgings, tubes and pipes.

New ASTM magnesium alloys and properties of semi-finished products are added to the Database: extruded bars, rods, profiles, tubes, wire, and various castings.

Cross-reference tables for titanium alloys are upgraded by adding equivalents among US (UNS, ASTM, ASME) and Japanese (JIS) grades.

New articles prepared for you are:
The Strengthening of Metals, and
Fusion Welding of Aluminum and Its Alloys: Part One.

Completely new group of alloys is for the first time introduced into the Database: US UNS reactive metals. This group includes molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, beryllium and their alloys, as well as some special tungsten and nickel alloys.

Properties of ASTM titanium alloys are updated: strip, sheet, plate, seamless and welded tubes and pipes, bars, billets, and fasteners for general use.

New articles prepared for you are:
Fracture Characteristics of Welds in Aluminum Alloys, and
Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Titanium and Its Alloys.

New ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Editions are used to introduce one completely new group of specifications: US ASME nickel alloys.

Properties of various ASTM aluminum semi-finished products are updated: bars, standard structural profiles, round welded tubes, extruded forms, hot-pressed forgings, and more.

Cross-reference tables for aluminum alloys are upgraded by adding equivalents among US (UNS, ASTM, SAE, ASME) and Japanese (JIS) grades.

New articles prepared for you are:
Casting and Powder Metallurgy Titanium Alloys, and
Titanium and Its Alloys: Selection of Materials and Applications.

New ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Editions are used for updating descriptions and properties of US ASME aluminum alloys, which included aluminum bronzes and castings, and for various semi-finished products: bars, rods, wires and tubes.

ASTM copper alloys are again upgraded, this time with hot-pressed forgings, tubes, flat products, castings, sheet and strip.

Moreover, cross-reference tables for zinc alloys are enlarged, by adding equivalents among US (UNS, ASTM, SAE), Japanese (JIS) and European (EN) grades.

New articles prepared for you are:
Physical Properties of Titanium and Its Alloys, and
Refractory Metals: Niobium, Molybdenum and Rhenium.

ASTM copper alloys are upgraded, by adding properties of free-cutting, cartridge and naval brasses, and bronze castings.

Updating of Japanese metal specifications is continued by adding descriptions of various aluminum products: ingots, foils, pipes, tubes, rods and wires.

New version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2005.4-- is released to include the developments and updates made in the last 6 months.

New articles prepared for you are:
Titanium Alloying and Heat Treatment, and
Fracture of Brittle Nonferrous Metals.

Japanese titanium alloys are upgraded by adding properties of plate, strip, sheet, forgings, seamless pipes, tubes, rods and bars.

Coverage of ASTM non-ferrous metals is extended by adding properties of tin and tin alloys. Upgrade includes tin alloy die castings and white metal bearing alloys ("Babbitt Metal").

One completely new group -- zirconium alloys according to US Unified Numbering System (UNS) -- is added to the Database. This includes zirconium alloys for general purposes, and well as zirconium reactor grades, alloyed and unalloyed.

New articles prepared for you are:
Electronic Applications: Part Two, and
Aluminum Alloys for Packaging Applications.

Key to Metals Database is upgraded with new definitions for various zinc alloys. Japanese JIS and US SAE definitions, including zinc alloy ingots for die castings, were added. In addition to this British and US ASTM specifications for zinc alloys were updated for sheet, strip, casting and ingots.

ASTM definitions for zirconium alloys are included for the first time in the Database. The major upgrade was done on zirconium alloys for various forms and uses: sheet, strip, plate, pipes, tubes and forgings, as well as ingots and welded tubes for nuclear application.

New articles prepared for you are:
Electronic Applications: Part One, and
Fatigue, Fracture and Microstructure Relationships of an Aluminum Automobile Component.

AMS aluminum alloy descriptions for various forms and tempers are added : sheet and plate, drawn seamless round tubing, bar, rod, wire, castings, and alclad.

UNS definitions are upgraded with zinc and zinc alloys: cast, rolled, forming, galvanizing and solder alloy.

New articles prepared for you are:
The Effect of Ingot Processing on Fatigue Properties of 7475-T6 Plates, and
Toughness Variation for Liquid Phase Sintered W-Ni-Fe.

Another new group of alloys is added to the Database: Japanese nickel alloys. Japanese JIS specifications for nickel and nickel alloy plate, sheet, strip, seamless pipes, bars and wire are added.

New update on copper and copper alloy definitions within Unified Numbering System (UNS) included electronic copper, electrolytic and tough pitch copper, cast copper, and copper-based brazing filler metals.

New articles prepared for you are:
Effect of Environment on the Cracks Behavior in TA6V Alloy, and
Aluminum Alloy 7075: The Relation between Microstructure and Toughness.

Key to Metals Database is upgraded with completely new sets of data for titanium and titanium alloy welding electrodes and rods specified by the US AWS (American Welding Society).

Aluminum alloys definitions within Unified Numbering System (UNS) are updated as well, and a number of new designations is included into the Database.

New articles prepared for you are:
Refractory Metals: Tungsten and Tungsten alloys, and
Metallurgical Factors Affecting High Strength Aluminum Alloy Production.

Key to Metals Database is upgraded with two new groups of standards for aluminum alloys:
- US SAE Ground Vehicle Standards (J-Reports) for aluminum wrought, casting, bearing and bushing alloys, and
- Spanish (UNE) standards for aluminum ingots, casting and wrought alloys.

Grades defined by these specifications are also cross-referenced with the rest of aluminum alloys within the Database.

To reflect the developments done in Key to Metals Database Web Edition in the last quarter, new version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2004.10-- is released.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Aluminum Matrix Composites with Discontinuous Silicon Carbide Reinforcement, and
Welded Fabrication of Nickel Alloys for Corrosion Resistant Service.

Two completely new groups of alloys are added to Key to Metals Database:
- Japanese magnesium alloys, and
- US SAE designations for tin alloys.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Engineering Stress-strain Curve, and
Aluminum Alloys for Bearings.

Two completely new groups of metals, defined by US Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS), are included to the Database:
- Magnesium alloys, and
- Tin alloys.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Copper and Copper Alloy Castings, and
Thermomechanical Treatments of Aluminum Alloys.

Completely new group of US standards is now added to Key to Metals Database: SAE (The Society of Automotive Engineers) Ground Vehicle Standards (J-Reports).

SAE J-Reports upgrade will start with two alloy groups:
- Lead alloys, and
- Magnesium alloys.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Composite Materials for Aircraft Industry, and
Military Vehicles and Equipment.

New titanium alloys defined by Unified Numbering System (UNS) are included to the Database.

Also, new set of AWS (American Welding Society) specifications for magnesium alloys is added.

To reflect the developments done in the Database Web Edition in the last quarter, new version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2004.6-- is released.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Effects of Composition, Processing, and Structure on Properties of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, and
Marine Applications of Aluminum Alloys: Part Two.

Completely new group of alloys -- nickel alloys defined by European EuroNorm standards -- is added to the Database for the first time.

Titanium alloys specified by ASTM are updated by adding new designations and properties.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Effects of Composition, Processing, and Structure on Properties of Copper and Copper Alloys, and
Marine Applications of Aluminum Alloys: Part One.

Another completely new group of alloys is added to Key to Metals Database: US aluminum alloys specifed by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), with their chemical compositions, temper designations and mechanical properties.

Aluminum alloys specified by Swedish Standards (SS) are updated by adding new designations and properties.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Aircraft and Aerospace Applications: Part Two, and
Heat Treating of Titanium and Titanium Alloys.

Properties according to two completely new groups of specifications are included to the Database:
- Cobalt alloys specified by American Welding Society (AWS), and
- Nickel alloys defined by the US Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS).

To reflect the developments and upgrades made on the Web Database in the previous quarter, new version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2004.3-- is released.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Commercial Forms of Aluminum Alloys: Part Two, and
Aircraft and Aerospace Applications: Part One.

Two completely new groups of specifications are included to the Database:
- cobalt alloys specified by International (ISO) standards, and
- French (AFNOR) magnesium alloys.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Heat Treating Of Magnesium Alloys, and
Commercial Forms of Aluminum Alloys: Part One.

Another completely new group of alloys is included to the Database, this time cobalt alloys specified by Australian (AS) standards.

The coverage of French (NF) copper alloys is upgraded by adding alloys for powder metallurgy, harmonized with European standards.

New articles prepared for you and added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Factors That Determine the Applications of Aluminum, and
The Application of New Technology to Aluminum Armor Systems.

Sequence of updates on US AA aluminum alloys is completed by adding mechanical properties for fin stock, unmounted foil, extruded tube, heat exchanger tubes, drawing stock and wire.

New sets of French (NF) specifications for copper alloys for casting and wrought alloys are added, and harmonized with European standards.

Completely new family of alloys is introduced to the Database for the first time: magnesium alloys specified by Australian (AS) standards.

New articles prepared for you are:
Heat Treating of Lead and Lead Alloys, and
How Deformation Affects the Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Forgings.

Completely new group of magnesium alloys specified by ISO standards are included to the Database.

New set of French (NF) copper alloys defined by recent standard specifications are added, and harmonized with European standards.

Sequence of upgrades for US AA aluminum alloys is also continued, comprising mechanical properties for sheet, plate, drawn tube, rolled ring, flat plate, and die forgings.

Moreover, to provide you results of new developments and upgrades made on the Database Web Edition in the last 3 month in offline media as well, new version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2003.11-- is released.

New articles prepared for you are:
Heat Treating of Tin-Rich Alloys, and
Properties and Applications of Ti - 6% Al - 4% V.

Major upgrade on US AA aluminium alloys started this month by updating mechanical properties for extruded tubes, wires, rods, bars and profiles.

European (EN) aluminium alloys are updated by inserting information on drawn wire, forgings, and wrought forging stock.

Moreover, completely new group of nickel alloys specified by ISO standards is included to Key to Metals Database, with chemical compositions and mechanical properties.

New articles prepared for you are:
Light Molten Metal Processes: Part Two, and
Modification and Refinement of Aluminum-Silicon Alloys.

Aluminium alloys specified by Euronorm standards are upgraded with new information on master alloys, aluminium alloyed ingots for remelting and aluminium alloy aerospace series.

New groups of specifications are again introduced, now copper alloys specified by Australian AS and US AWS standards, with their chemical compositions and mechanical properties.

New articles prepared for you are:
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Casting Problems, and
Light Molten Metal Processes: Part One.

Major upgrade on European (Euronorm) aluminium alloys started by adding mechanical properties of wrought aluminium alloys according to new standard specifications.

New sets of cross-reference tables for aluminium alloys, relating materials specified by EN, NF and BS standards are also added to the Database.

Moreover, two completely new groups of specifications are introduced: titanium alloys specified by US ASME, and tungsten according to British (BS) standards.

To reflect developments and new upgrades made in the last 3 months, new version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2003.8-- is released.

New articles prepared for you are:
Aluminium–Silicon Alloys and
Introduction to the Unified Numbering System of Nonferrous Metals and Alloys.

New groups of aluminium alloys defined by International (ISO) and Australian (AS) standards are inserted into the Database, with their designations, chemical compositions and mechanical properties.

New group of tungsten alloys specified by Japanese JIS standards is added to the Database as well.

New articles prepared for you are:
Magnesium Alloy Castings and
The Electrical Conductivity of Wrought Copper and Copper Alloys.

Another new group of alloys specified according to British Standards have been included for the first time to the Key to Metals Database -- cobalt alloys, with their compositions and mechanical properties.

Out of new groups of specifications, nickel alloys specified in Australian (AS) standards, with their compositions and mechanical properties, are introduced.

Completely new set of British aluminium alloys (L-series) is also added to the Database.

New articles prepared for you also cover aluminum alloys:
Sintered Aluminum Powder (SAP) and
Aluminum-Zinc-Magnesium Alloys.

New set of French (NF) aluminium alloys is added to the Database, according to new standard specifications, and harmonized with European standards.

Mechanical properties and applications of British (BS) aluminium alloys are updated.

Completely new set of cross-reference tables for tungsten alloys is added to the Database.

New articles prepared for you cover aluminum alloys:
Aluminum magnesium silicon (6000) alloys and
Aluminum-magnesium (5000) alloys.

Completely new groups of cobalt and tungsten alloys specified in US ASME standards are introduced to the Database.

Cobalt alloys, specified in European (EN) standard specifications, with their compositions and mechanical properties, have also been added.

And, to finalize this phase of upgrade of cobalt alloys, new sets of cross-reference tables are added to the Database.

New version of Key to Metals CD Edition --2003.4-- is released, covering recent developments and upgrades.

New articles prepared for you are:
Aluminium – Copper Alloys and
Properties and Applications of Titanium – 2.5% Copper Alloy.

The Database upgrade was focused mainly on tungsten and tungsten alloys. Three completely new groups of tungsten alloys, defined according to US ASTM, US AWS, and European EN standards, are added, together with their chemical compositions and mechanical properties.

Mechanical properties of French aluminum alloys are updated as well.

New articles prepared for you are:
Hardening of Copper Alloys and
Cooper-Tin Alloys: The Bronzes.

Three completely new groups of cobalt alloys, defined in US (ASTM and AMS) and French (NF) standards, with their chemical composition and mechanical properties, are added to the Database.

New Key to Metals articles prepared for you are:
Copper-Zinc Alloys: The Brasses and
Production, Properties and Industrial Uses of Magnesium and its Alloys.

More than 100 nickel alloys specified in British (BS) standards, with their compositions and mechanical properties, are added to the Database.

Mechanical properties of French (NF) copper alloys are updated as well, according to new standard specifications, and harmonized with European standards.

New version of Key to Metals--Nonferrous Metals CD Edition is released. CD Edition version 2003.1 covers all the developments made in last several months.

New articles added for you to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Aluminum Alloys: Terms, Definitions and Products and
Surface treatment of aluminum and aluminum alloys.

Completely new group of magnesium alloys according to British (BS) standards, with their chemical compositions and mechanical properties, is added to the Database.

European (EN) copper alloys are again upgraded, now with the new specifications for free machining purposes, wrought and unwrought forging stock, forgings, profiles and rectangular bars.

New articles prepared for you are:
Copper and Copper Alloys Casting Problems and
Resistance to Fracture of High Strength Aluminum Alloys.

European (EN) copper alloys are upgraded with new specifications for cast unwrought copper products, wire rod, copper cathodes, master alloy, ingots and castings.

German (DIN) copper alloys are also updated according to new standards, and cross-referenced to EN designations.

New articles prepared for you are covering interesting topic -- high-strength alloys:
High Strength Aluminum P/M Alloys and
High Strength Copper–Beryllium Alloys.

European (EN) cooper alloys are upgraded with new specifications for plate, sheet, strip and circles for general purposes, boilers, pressure vessels, strip for connectors, cast unwrought products, drawing stocks, and tubes (round tubes, seamless tubes etc).

Swedish standard (SS) specifications for copper, brass, and bronze have been also added to the Database.

New articles prepared for you are:
Aluminum - Lithium Alloys,
Aluminum Casting Processes and
Cross-referencing between numeric and alphanumeric temper designations according to DIN 17672 and 17673 (for Subscribed Users).

Magnesium alloys defined by Euronorm specifications for ingots and castings are added to the Database. Both alphanumerical and numerical designations are included, and cross-referenced with the other relevant specs (ASTM, UNS, DIN, etc).

Aluminium alloys defined by Swedish (SS) and US AWS standards are cross-referenced with the other aluminium alloys.

New Key to Metals CD Edition --2002.9-- is released.

New articles added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys,
Aluminum Alloys: Effects of Alloying Elements and
Cross-referencing between numeric and alphanumeric temper designations of DIN 17670 and DIN 17671 wrought copper alloys (for Subscribed Users).

Completely new series of more than 400 UNS aluminum alloys are added, and cross-referenced with US Aluminum Association (AA) designations. Added specs cover wrought alloy, casting alloy, and welding filler metals.

New group of aluminum alloys defined according to Swedish Standards (SS) is also inserted.

New articles added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Welding the Nonferrous Metals: General Overview and
Mechanical Properties of Metals.

Aluminum alloys defined by European Euronorm alphanumeric (chemical-based) designation system are included to the Database. They are also cross-referenced with the alloys defined by Euronorm numeric designation system.

US AWS specifications for aluminum-based welding filler metals are upgraded by adding new set of specs, for the alloys used for GTAW, GMAW and SAW applications.

New articles added to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Welding of Reactive and Refractory Metals,
Solid State Welding and
Cross-reference tables for DIN aluminum wrought alloys: Part 2 (for Subscribed Users).

The Database is upgraded by including completely new sets of US AWS and UNS specifications for nickel-based welding filler metals for GTAW, GMAW and SAW applications.

Braze welding filler metals for ferrous and nonferrous heavy metals according to German (DIN) specifications are added as well.

New articles added for you to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Magnesium Alloys Properties on Elevated Temperatures,
Zinc-Aluminum Foundry Alloys and
Cross-reference tables for DIN aluminium wrought alloys: Part 1 (for Subscribed Users only).

To provide you better quality and permanent improvement of our products and services, we certified the quality of our company and development process according to the standard ISO 9001:2000.

Key to Metals Database is upgraded by adding German (DIN) welding filler metals for copper and copper alloys, together with weldability properties.

New articles added for you to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloys,
Fabrication of Titanium and Titanium Alloys and
Cross-reference tables between DIN numeric and alphanumeric designation system for aluminium casting alloys (for Subscribed Users only).

The Database is upgraded with completely new set of UNS specifications for nickel alloys.

The weldability aspect of the Database is further enhanced with weldability of German (DIN) aluminum alloys, together with mechanical properties of welds.

New articles added for you to the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are: Corrosion of Zinc and Heat Treatable Aluminum Alloys.

Completely new UNS specifications for magnesium alloys are included, and ASTM specifications are upgraded.

The weldability aspect of the Database is also further enriched with magnesium alloys -- welding properties of ASTM alloys are added.

New version of Key to Metals CD Edition 2002.3 is released. It reflects all new updates and aspects (corrosion resistance, weldability, ...) developed in last 6 months.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are: Welding of Nickel Alloys and Soldering of Non-Ferrous Alloys.

Magnesium casting alloys specified by DIN are added.

German tin alloys have been also upgraded by adding solder alloys, pewter alloys and brazing and soldering filler materials.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are: Welding of Magnesium-Base Alloys and Brazing of Non-Ferrous Metals.

German (DIN) specifications for aluminum alloys are upgraded. New master alloys, welding filler materials and brazing alloys are added, according both to alpha and numerical designation system.

To continue with broadening the Database with a new aspect --weldability-- this time we are providing you new data on weldability for copper alloys specified by UNS.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are: Temper Designations of Magnesium Alloys, Cast and Wrought and Nickel-Base Corrosion-Resistant Alloys.

Another new aspect is introduced to Key to Metals Database -- weldability-- starting with 90+ aluminum alloys specified by ASTM.

DIN specifications for zinc and zinc alloys are upgraded.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are: Selection and Application of Copper Alloy Castings and Heat Treating of Nickel and Nickel Alloys.

Completely new ISO specifications for a broad range of metals were added to the Database: Zinc, Tin, Lead and their alloys.

Following a complete redesign of Key to Steel Web site www.key-to-steel.com, the Home page of Key to Metals is also redesigned and software is upgraded as well.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are: Welding of Copper Alloys and Aluminum Foundry Products.

Completely new standard is for the first time introduced to Key to Metals Database -- ISO.

This was done through the significant upgrade of copper alloys. International (ISO) and European (EN) specifications for copper and copper alloys are added to the Database.

Upgrade on new aspect -- properties on low and elevated temperatures -- is continued as well, by adding properties of magnesium and magnesium alloys.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Copper and Copper Alloys and
Welding of Titanium Alloys.

New French (AFNOR) specifications for copper and copper alloys are added to the Database. Key to Metals Database now contains more than 4.000 nonferrous metals with 12.000+ specifications.

Upgrade on new aspect -- properties on low and elevated temperatures -- is continued by adding properties of copper, zinc and their alloys.

Moreover, completely original cross reference tables for zinc and its alloys are included to the Database.

New articles for you in the Key to Metals Knowledge Base are:
Corrosion of Titanium and Titanium Alloys,
Heat Treating of Copper and Copper Alloys and
Tin And its Alloys.

New feature is implemented -- Key to Metals Knowledge Base -- enhanced system for searching of articles and white papers. New system gives you an opportunity to search articles by title, abstract, key words and by phrase (full text search).

Database is further enriched with another new aspect -- properties on low and elevated temperatures, starting with properties for more than 50 ASTM aluminium alloys.

New Euronorm (EN) specifications for zinc alloys are added to the Database.

New knowledge articles for you are:
Zinc and Zinc Alloys,
Selection and Weldability of Non-Heat-Treatable Al Alloys and
Properties of Al Alloys on Low and Elevated Temperatures.

This Key to Metals upgrade was concentrated on corrosion. Corrosion properties and resistance of nickel (Ni) and magnesium (Mg) alloys were included to the Database.

European (EN) specifications for tin and tin alloys are added.

And for first time we introduced you a set of original cross-reference tables for tin and lead alloys.

New knowledge articles for you are:
Titanium and Titanium Alloys,
Corrosion of Nickel-Base Alloys and
Corrosion of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys.

Another major upgrade for you on German/WN specifications for Sn, Ti and Zn alloys. More than 150 new designations according to German numerical designation system are added to the Database.

Also, another 50 new ASTM specs for nickel alloys are included.

Completely new aspect of corrosion is introduced -- corrosion resistance of copper alloys, starting by corrosion properties for more than 200 UNS copper alloys.

New knowledge articles for you are:
EN Numerical Designation System for Cast Alloys,
Corrosion of Copper and Copper Alloys and
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Aluminum Alloys.

Major Key to Metals Database upgrade on German/WN specifications for Cu, Mg, Ni and Pb alloys. More than 200 new designations are added.

Completely new aspect is included in Key to Metals Database - Corrosion resistance. Properties of Corrosion resistance for more than 200 Aluminium (ASTM) alloys are added.

New knowledge articles for you:
Corrosion of metals and their alloys and Corrosion of aluminium and aluminium alloys.

Completely new specifications for Japanese (JIS) aluminium alloys and Euronorm (EN) for zinc alloys are included to the Database.

Cross-reference tables are upgraded by inserting tables of equivalents for copper alloys.

New knowledge articles for you:
Alloy Designation Systems for Non-Ferrous Metals According to DIN 17007 and Welding of Aluminum Alloys.

Major database upgrade on copper alloys. Completely new British (B.S.) and Italian (UNI) specifications for copper are added.

Moreover, tin alloys according to French standards (AFNOR/NF) are also included to the Database.

New articles prepared for you are about:
Nickel and Nickel Alloys and Lead and Lead Alloys.

Database upgrade is focused on US metals. Completely new ASTM specifications for lead and tin alloys are added, with the chemical composition and the detailed mechanical properties. 

New Japanese (JIS) specs for copper alloys are also included to the Database.

New articles are added to Key to Metals Knowledge Base: Heat treating of aluminum and aluminum alloys and Temper designations for Cu and Cu alloys -- wrought and cast.

Zinc and lead alloys are main subject of the Database upgrade for January.

New French (AFNOR), Italian (UNI) and Norwegian (NS)specifications for zinc are added, as well as German (DIN) and French lead alloys.

Moreover, DIN specifications for tin are upgraded.

New articles prepared for you are about Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys and Aluminium Alloys Designation System, both for heat treatable and non-treatable alloys.