Useful Composites Links
ASTM Committee D30 on Composite Materials
The Committee develops standard test methods, practices, terminology, and guides; sponsors symposia; stimulates research; and exchanges technical information pertaining to composite materials.
The Composite Materials Handbook 17(CMH-17)
The Composite Materials Handbook creates, publishes and maintains proven, reliable engineering information and standards, subjected to thorough technical review, to support the development and use of composite materials and structures.
International Committee on CompositeMaterials (ICCM)
The International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM) is an international, non-governmental, not-for-profit, scientific and engineering organization dedicated to composite materials.
European Society for Composite Materials (ESCM)
The European Society for Composite Materials is a European,non-profit, non-governmental, scientific and engineering association of individuals from all nations in Europe, with established interests and contributions in the field of composite materials, who share the objectives of the ESCM.
American Society for Composites (ASC)
American Society for Composites provides a communication forum for the engineering and scientific community in composite materials.
European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS)
TC4 Polymer and Polymer Composites
The aim of ESIS is to continuously develop a knowledge base relating to all aspects of Structural Integrity with the objective of improving the safety and performance of engineering structures, components, systems and their associated materials.
SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series. Search for "Composites" to get a list of all the books, standards and video
The European Cooperation for Space Standardization is an initiative established to develop a coherent, single set of user-friendly standards for use in all European space activities. To get to the free ECSS Handbooks follow these steps: click on HB & TMtab at the top orange bar, then select Published Handbooks online (left hand side of the screen).