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<body> <p><big>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them. However the following information is provided for your convenience:</big></p> <p><big>    This site provides information and services in welding engineering, materials engineering, materials processing, and joining metals, ceramics, plastics and composites by welding, brazing, and soldering.</big></p> <p><big>    The purpose of this site is to answer materials, materials processing and joining questions needed for running a business or doing ones job.   The idea is to provide affordable accessible on-line information for the one person operation, as well as for the large corporation.  The following is a list of the current and coming topics:</big></p> <b><font size="2"><p></font><font size="4">CURRENT TOPICS<br> </b>Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys<br> Biomaterials<br> Brazing<br> Ceramics<br> Composites<br> Defects and discontinuities<br> Inspection<br> Plastics<br> Qualification and Certification of Welders and Welding Operators<br> Qualification of Welding Procedures<br> Quality<br> Soldering<br> Stainless Steel<br> Titanium and Titanium Alloys<br> Welding<br> </font></p> <p><font size="4"><b>COMING TOPICS<br> </b>Automation<br> Brazing Metallurgy<br> Carbon Steels<br> Cast Iron<br> Casting<br> Cladding<br> Cleaning<br> Coated Steels<br> Cobalt Alloys<br> Codes<br> Copper and Copper Alloys<br> Corrosion<br> Costs<br> Defects and Discontinuities<br> Design<br> Distortion<br> Ferrous Metallurgy<br> Filler Metals<br> Forming<br> Heat Treatment<br> Joining Dissimilar Materials<br> Joining Equipment<br> Low Alloy Steels<br> Machining<br> Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys<br> Material Selection<br> Mechanical Properties<br> Nickel and Nickel Alloys<br> Nonferrous Metallurgy<br> Physical Properties<br> Precious Metals and Alloys<br> Process Selection<br> Productivity<br> Reactive Metals and Alloys<br> Refractory Metals and Alloys<br> Robotics<br> Safety<br> Shielding Atmospheres<br> Soldering Metallurgy<br> Standards<br> Surfacing<br> Terms and Definitions<br> Testing<br> Thermal Spraying<br> Thermal Cutting<br> Tool and Die Steels<br> Welding Metallurgy</font></p> <p><font size="4">    Use one of the listed contact methods to get the latest list of questions for the current topics or submit your own unique question for an answer,  see next paragraph for details.</font></p> <p><font size="4">    Get answers to those materials, materials processing, and joining questions needed for running your business or doing your job, by using one of the listed contact methods.  Answers to current topic questions are charged $5.00 for each answer.  Answers to your unique questions are charged $3.35 a minute, with a one minute minimum charge.</font></p> <p><font size="4">    After receiving your unique question, it will be considered for an answer or solution.  If it can be answered you will be quoted a price for the answer or solution.  If you decide to proceed, arrangements for payment will be made.  The questions fall within one of two categories:</font></p> <p><font size="4">1.    Questions for which the answer is immediately known.  You can expect an immediate answer after payment arrangements have been made.</font></p> <p><font size="4">2.    Questions for which the answer is not immediately known.  You can expect a short delay in receiving the answer because the question must be researched.</font></p> <p><big>        You may also select your preferred method of reply, these are:</big><ul> <li><big>Written reply:    Postal mail, fax, e-mail</big></li> <li><big>Verbal reply:    Phone</big></li> <li><big>A combination of the above</big></li> </ul> <p><big>    If you are within the state of California and prefer to have an engineer visit your site, the minute rate, travel time and expenses will be charged.   Inquire for site visits out side of California.  You may use one of the below listed contact methods to make arrangements.</big></p> <p><big>    McWane and Associates is an engineering services firm established in 1981 to serve the needs of companies that process and join materials.  The company has served a diversity of clients in industries such as General Manufacturing, Aerospace, Electronics, Defense, Construction, Biotechnology, Energy and the Legal Profession.</big></p> <p><big>    To contact McWane and Associates for more information or to get your questions answered use any of the following contact methods:</big></p> <p><big>Postal Mail:    McWane and Associates<br>                       P.O. Box 5516<br>                       San Jose, CA 95150-5516 (slowest response)</big></p> <p><big>Phone:    (559) 230-1442    9:00 AM to 5:00 PM   Monday to Friday Pacific Standard Time.<br> Fax:    (559) 230-1442<br> E-Mail:    omcwane@materialsite.com</big></p> <p> </p> </body>