The following links provide good information on different aspects of coating and related technologies:
http://thermometricscorp.com/ - Thermometrics Corporation manufactures equipment for the measuring of temperature. Thermometrics sensors are found in a vast variety of applications, from paper mills to power stations, refineries to breweries, ships to space craft.
www.svc.org - Society of Vacuum Coaters
www.avs.org - American Vacuum Society
www.matweb.com - Online data base of material properties with data sheets for nearly 100,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
NIST Materials Science Portal - List of online NIST sponsored databases for material properties. They also have an excellent on line course/text in data analysis and SPC techniques, including access to the program DATAPLOT.
ASSIST Quick Search - ASSIST Quick Search provides direct access to Defense and Federal specifications and standards available in the official DoD repository, the ASSIST database.