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Technical Resources

Reference Library

Standards, handbooks and pocket references our metrology team keeps on the bench. Every title below is one we actually use — for thread and gage standards, hardness testing, dimensional metrology and GD&T.

Books & Standards We Recommend

WESTport does not sell these titles — they are the references we rely on, listed here so you can find them from a trusted source. Each links to its own page for the full description.

Engineers Black Book

Engineers Black Book

  Data Sheets, Formulas, Reference Tables, Equivalent Charts Click this link to purchase https://www.amazon.com/Engineers-Sheets-Formulae-Reference-Equivalent/dp/0958057125  

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Fastener Black Book

Fastener Black Book

The FASTENER BLACK BOOK is a Technical Fastener Resource Book consolidating the abundance of Fastener information into a easy-to-read and convenient user friendly format. Whether you...

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Heat-Treatment of Steel

Heat-Treatment of Steel

This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the hardening, tempering, annealing, and case-hardening of various kinds of steel, including high-speed, high-carbon, alloy, and low carbon...

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Precision Manufacturing

Precision Manufacturing

Precision Manufacturing provides an introduction to precision engineering for manufacturing. With an emphasis on design and performance of precision machinery for manufacturing – machine tool elements...

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31 titles in the WESTport reference library.

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Our metrology team will help you specify the right thread, dimensional or hardness gage for the job — and calibrate it to ISO/IEC 17025 when you need it.

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