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AFS Enters Reciprocal Agreement to Offer ASM International Publications.


AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System.

AFS - Andrew File System
 has announced a reciprocal agreement Reciprocal agreement is an agreement between two U.S. states to allow members of the Bar association from each state to practice in the other. Thus, lawyers who wish to practice in two states do not have to take the bar examination in both states.  with The Materials Information Society (ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management.  International) that will allow each organization to market selected publications. ASM International is a society that develops and distributes technical information for materials engineers.

The purpose of this cross-marketing agreement is to expand the amount of publications the organizations offer their customers and to aid both organizations with further promotion of their publications.

AFS will offer ASM International publications pertinent to the metalcasting industry, including: Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist, Metals Handbook Desk Edition, Steel Castings Handbook, Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, Advances in Aluminum Casting Technology, Metallographic met·al·log·ra·phy  
n.
The study of the structure of metals and alloys, especially by optical and electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction.



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 Etching and Properties of Aluminum Alloys.
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Publication:Modern Casting
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Date:Nov 1, 1999
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