References and Sources of Information
DESIGNING PRECISION MACHINED PRODUCTS
Precision Machined Products Association
- Engineering Design for Screw Machine Products
- Buyer’s Guide for the Purchase of Precision Turned Parts
DRAFTING PRACTICE, SURFACE TEXTURE
American National Standards Institute
- ANSI/ASME Y1.1, Abbreviations for Use on Drawings and in Text
- ANSI/ASME Y14.1, Decimal Inch Drawing Sheet Size and Format
- ANSI/ASME Y14.1M, Metric Drawing Sheet Size and Format
- ANSI/ASME Y14.2M, Line Conventions and Lettering
- ANSI/ASME Y14.3M, Multiview and Sectional View Drawings
- ANSI/ASME Y14.5M, Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- ANSI/ASME Y14.6, Screw Thread Representation
- ANSI/ASME Y14.6aM, Screw Thread Representation (Metric)
- ANSI/ASME Y14.36M, Surface Texture Symbols
- ANSI/ASME B46.1, Surface Texture
INSERTS FOR PLASTICS
- Plastics Engineering Handbook
KNURLING
American National Standards Institute
- ANSI/ASME B94.6, Knurling
Precision Machined Products Association - Specifying and Measuring Cylindrical Knurls
SCREW THREADS
- ANSI/ASME B1 Standards (Design and gaging of inch & metric threads)
National Technical Information Service - FED-STD-H28, Screw Thread Standards for Federal Services
RAW MATERIALS
GENERAL
American Society for Testing and Materials SAE, International
ALUMINUM
COPPER — BRASS — BRONZE
Copper Development Association
PLASTICS
Society of the Plastics Industry
STEEL (CARBON, ALLOY AND STAINLESS)
American Iron and Steel Institute
Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute (Telephone: 202-508-1030)
Steel Service Center Institute (Telephone: 216-694-3630)HEAT TREATING
PLATING
Metal Finishing Suppliers Association National Association of Metal FinishersNote: Handbooks and other technical information from machine, material, tooling and service suppliers represent additional sources of information for many of the topics mentioned in this Guide.