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EMJ Metals, a supplier to Pro CNC has a few nice tools on their site. Below are links to some of these great resources:

Material Overview Table >> - shows material properties in an easy to use format for various metals.

Stock List >> - listing of material sizes available in different forms. If it isn't on this list, it probably doesn't exist and you shouldn't design around it.

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efunda.com >> - Good all around engineering resources and information.

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Everyspec.com >> - Free list of nearly all MIL and commercial specifications, standards, documents and publications ever written. All for FREE!

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Matweb.com >> - The ubiquitous Matweb.com with lots of detailed information about materials.

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Surface Roughness Chart >> - Good summary chart of surface roughness by manufacturing process

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A good sheetmetal directory and software developer:

www.AccessSheetMetal.com – ISO Certified Sheet Metal Fabricators
www.Adapt360.com - Ecommerce, Web and Software Developers