Resources and Articles

Magazines 

TPJ - Tube and Pipe Journal
http://www.thefabricator.com/IndDir/Showroom.cfm?ID=1844
 
The Fabricator
http://www.thefabricator.com
 
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI)
http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/04/05/contents.html 

Other 

Stainless Steel Property Database
http://chemistry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.hghouston.com/ssdata.html


"Laser Welding vs. Tig Welding vs. Seamless"
http://www.ktube.com/tech_6.htm

"Needle Tubing Hardness"
http://www.ktube.com/tech_2.htm

"Stiffness: A Measure of Needle Performance"
http://www.ktube.com/tech_1.htm

"Metallurgical Aspects of Tube Production"
http://www2.thefabricator.com/Articles/Tube_And_Pipe_Article.cfm?ID=889

"Design Considerations in Small-Diameter Medical Tubing"
http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/01/01/001.html

"Keeping Stainless Steels Stainless: How Important is Passivation for SS?"
http://www2.thefabricator.com/Articles/Tube_And_Pipe_Article.cfm?ID=888