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Polymer Expedition Sled Tested in Arctic Climate
Description: Engineer Eric Folz is testing the high-tech polymer Celstran® on an expedition to the northernmost point of Spitsbergen. ...
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What Are Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE)?
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are a group of rubber-like materials that combine the processing strengths of thermoplastics with the best qualities of thermoset rubbers. As their name suggests, ...
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How to Choose Seals for Mobile Specialty Vehicles
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Stopping an assembly line so that an installer can cut a door seal is inefficient. Even if the cost of any waste material is low, the loss of production efficiency is simply too high. For mobile ...
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Crystallinity in PEEK
Description: CPG researchers, along with collaborators from Brigham and Woman's Hospital and Stryker Orthopedics, discuss different techniques to measure crystallinity in PEEK, ...
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HFIP Quantification
Description: Consequently, manufacturers who use HFIP need to measure how much residual HFIP remains in their processed goods, particularly if the goods are being used for biomedical purposes. ...
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Density of Duocel® Foam
Description: Foam density - The actual density of a piece of foam is simply the bulk density of the base material of the struts or ligaments multiplied by the relative density. ...
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Duocel® Foam Energy Absorption
Description: Energy absorbers are a class of products that generally absorb kinetic mechanical energy by compressing or deflecting at a relatively constant stress over an extended distance, and not rebounding. ...
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Duocel® Foam Pressure Drop
Description: Pressure drop through the foam is strictly a function of the pore size (pores per inch). ...
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New downtown condos will be extra quiet thanksto Kellett's shake absorber solution
Description: New downtown condos will be extra quiet thanks to Kellett's shake absorber solution ...
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How to Read ASTM D 2000 Specifications
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: ASTM D 2000 uses letters and numbers to describe or "call out" the properties of vulcanized rubber. Type and Class are the most important call outs to consider. In the language of rubber, think of ...
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Lightning Strike Protection for Carbon Fiber Aircraft
From: Dexmet CorporationDescription: As the application of composite aero structures has increased, the effect of lightning strike damage and the structural tolerance necessary to absorb this damage has required further test ...
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Rubber Meets Rail - Sourcing Seals for the Mass Transit Industry
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Every sealing challenge is different. Then there are custom components that must meet rigorous requirements for performance and safety. For the mass transit industry, rubber seals require technical ...
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Tg - Glass Transition Temperature for Epoxies
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: The Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) is one of the most important properties of any epoxy and is the temperature region where the polymer transitions from a hard, glassy material to a soft, rubbery ...
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Taking The Mystery Out Of Abrasives
From: Flexovit USA, Inc.Description: Abrasives are not an end, but a means to an end. ...
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How Sealing Strengthens Automotive Supply Chains
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Automotive suppliers expect more than just a parts provider. They want the lowest prices, of course, but not if getting those prices means selecting a vendor who can't deliver on-time and according to ...
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Green Power May Not Save the World, But Can It Help Your Business?
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: If your manufacturing company is thinking about on-site power generation, it's important to perform a careful cost analysis. Suppliers of windmills, solar panels, and hydroelectric turbines need to ...
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Low Cost Per Cycle Silicone Press Pad with Predictable Service Life (Press Pads for Flex and Rigid Flex PCB Lamination)
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone based press pads provide uniform pressure and temperature during flex and flex-rigid printed circuit board (PCB) lamination. Customer surveys show that cost per cycle, pressure uniformity, ...
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Silicone Based Insulation Mateiral for HIgh Speed/Voltage Rotating Machines
From: Arlon LLCDescription: This paper introduces the key requirements for resin rich electrical insulation materials for rotating machinery. The key requirements, or stresses that insulation are subject to, are summarized as ...
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Silicone Flexible Heaters with Arlon InsilThin
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone flexible heaters consume power during heating and the cost of electricity is a major component of overall operational cost. Global energy demand is pushing the cost of electricity to greater ...
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Tungsten vs. Gold: Battle of the Biomaterials
Description: Tungsten is as radiopaque as gold. For applications requiring radiopacity and the added benefits of pure gold, Metal Cutting's gold plated tungsten is an affordable, high quality alternative ...
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UltraPad® Silicone Press Pad with Excellent Mar Resistance (Press Pads for Flex and Rigid Flex PCB Lamination)
From: Arlon LLCDescription: Silicone based press pads provide uniform pressure during flex and flex-rigid printed circuit board (PCB) lamination at high temperature, 150ºC-250ºC. Use of Arlon UltraPad®silicone press pad has ...
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Using Mold Release Agents with Epoxy Adhesives
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxy adhesives are universally known for their high strength and toughness in bonding a wide variety of substrates found in semiconductor and electronics assembly. Although an epoxies inherent nature ...
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Plug in Systems on Relay Sockets
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Multi-Contact placed special contacts at a major aerospace manufacturer in order to equip relays sockets for electrical distribution systems in civil aircrafts, military aircrafts and helicopters. ...
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Chemical Industry
Description: The ideal air pollution control solution for any industrial operator - especially in chemical processing industries where productivity is vitally important - involves controls that are proven reliable ...
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Copper Tungsten Alloy Properties: Ideal EDM Electrode Materials
Description: Graphite has long been the preferred material for the majority of sinker EDM electrode applications due to its exceptional thermal resistivity and manufacturability. But, before graphite there was ...
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Beer, Hockey, Sandwiches, and Seals - Food and Beverage Equipment
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Sometimes, silicone is the right rubber material for food and beverage equipment. A non-organic compound, it doesn't decompose at high or low temperatures. Silicone parts are also easy to extrude, and ...
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Why Silicone Molds Can Inhibit the Cure of Clear Resins
From: Hapco, Inc.Description: In the world of resin casting, casting clear parts using silicone molds or release agents seems to cause the most problems. This article is a look at some of the contributing factors to this ...
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Seal Selection and Thermal Expansion
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: All elastomers have a coefficient of thermal expansion. Simply put, this value describes how the material changes in length, area, or volume with changes in temperature. In the case of rubber door and ...
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Carbon/Carbon Based Silicon Carbide Conversion for Friction Applications
Description: The V-22 is a fixed-wing plane with rotors that tilt so the aircraft can take off and land like a helicopter. The military sees it as potentially useful for long-range Marine Corps and commando ...
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Electronic Enclosures - Closing the Door on Sealing Problems
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Some manufacturers of electronic cabinets use off-the-shelf weatherstripping to seal gaps between the housing and door. Often, these weatherstrip materials are just fillers that form a static seal. ...
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FIREX™ Case Study Black Brant
Description: This solid propellant rocket system was developed by Magellan Aerospace and comes in single and multistage configurations that can carry payloads of 70-850 kg to altitudes from 150 km to more than ...
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FIREX™ Case Study European Space Program
Description: Firex™ RX-2373 is used routinely to protect for the heat shield and the nose cones for the European Space Agency's (ESA) TEXUS and MASER experimental sounding rocket research programs. The ...
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High Friction Silicon Carbide for Carbon Composites
Description: Silicon carbide (SiC) is composed of tetrahedra of carbon and silicon atoms with strong bonds in the crystal lattice. This produces a very hard and strong material. Silicon carbide is not attacked by ...
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High Performance Pyrolytic Graphite Composite Heat Spreaders
Description: High Performane Composite Heat Spreaders ...
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PYROID HT Pyrolytic Graphite Thermal Management Material Heat Sink Application
Description: A major avionics customer with a high power load application was experiencing elevated temperatures (>150 oC) and non uniform heat distribution in the base of an existing aluminum heat sink. As a ...
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T-Minus 30 Minutes and Casting
From: Hapco, Inc.Description: One way to eliminate rejects is to document the equipment, supplies and procedures necessary for each project ahead of time; prior to hand-mixing and pouring or meter-mix dispensing your material. A ...
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Seal Selection Guide
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Seal selection begins with choosing the right compound, hardness, and shape for your application. To ensure proper sealing, the force that's required to displace a profile depends upon a combination ...
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Reflectance Characteristics of Accuflect Light Reflecting Ceramic
From: Accuratus CorporationDescription: Discussion of the reflectance of Accuflect light reflecting ceramic from the near ultraviolet to the short wave infrared. ...
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Selected Properties of Commercially Available Technical Ceramics
From: Accuratus CorporationDescription: An overview of most often requested material properties of readily available fine grained and dense commercially available technical ceramics. ...
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Understanding Low Outgassing Adhesives
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Engineers often want to know whether an adhesive is low outgassing or generic. And while there are cases when nothing but a low outgassing product will do, the truth is that many so-called generic ...
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How to Manage Price Fluctuations for Raw Materials
From: Elasto Proxy Inc.Description: Too many buyers are lured by low unit prices that skyrocket when global prices rise sharply. You can control your agreements with vendors, but your business cannot control the weather, political ...
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Thermally Conductive Adhesives Keep Things Cool
From: Master Bond, Inc.Description: Thermally conductive adhesives and potting compounds are an important weapon in the war against heat raging within today's powerful electronic devices. ...
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Novel Testing and Quality Control
From: RS Industrial, Inc.Description: For many years, the adhesives and sealants industry has used a range of standardized test methods to ensure the quality of products for industrial applications. Laboratories generally embrace these as ...
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Turbocharged Engines Hotter Than Ever
Description: While turbocharging has been a mainstay of diesel-engine technologies in Europe for many years, the concept is now going mainstream across every global market, for all types of engines, and from top ...
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Silver Plated Rings vs. Solid Coin Silver Rings
Description: Silver Plated Rings vs. Solid Coin Silver Rings ...
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A Helpful Guide to Casting Clear Resins
From: Hapco, Inc.Description: Achieving optically clear parts using thermoset liquid molding is not impossible. But as anyone with experience will tell you it's not a slam dunk either, especially if the cast possesses complex ...
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Analytical Testing of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Constructions - What Can It Reveal?
Description: When a problem arises with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) label or tape, often the first testing that is done is for physical properties, such as peel, tack, static shear and release. Depending ...
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Envirometrics Avoids Toxic Pesticides to Save Trees
Description: A Northeast Ohio company's expertise stands to save trees from the ravages of leaf-eating insects without pesticides. Envirometrics of London, Ontario knew that timing is critical to prevent bugs from ...
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Focus on: PTFE
From: Zeus, Inc.Description: The development of the melt processable fluoropolymers required a move away from the pure structure of PTFE and in some cases led to reductions in the properties of the resulting polymer. ...
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The Importance of Temperature Control in Liquid Molding
From: Hapco, Inc.Description: Temperature/humidity control is extremely important in order to produce high-quality parts. Ideally, your materials, molds, and any ancillary components used in the process should all be maintained at ...
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Better coatings standards protect welded-steel tanks
Description: This paper overviews ultra high solids, medium film systems newly recognized by AWWA, demonstrating the ways in which adhering to the standard can deliver a sustainable method for achieving ...
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Examining ZiNi Alloys and Post Plate Fabrication
From: Pavco, Inc.Description: In recent years, the demand for increased corrosion protection of ferrous substrates has significantly increased. Zinc-nickel alloy plating systems are being chosen to meet this need. Often these ...
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Proper heat transfer fluid maintenance and change-out procedures
Description: With literally thousands of uses for heat transfer fluids it is nearly impossible for any heat transfer fluid manufacturer to recommend an exact oil change interval or maintenance schedule. ...
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Why Plastic Flows Bettter in Aluminum Injection Molds
From: Alcoa Mill ProductsDescription: There have been numerous articles published regarding the cycle time advantage aluminum molds have over steel when configured with the same gate, part geometry and cooling channels, but there is ...
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Cutting the Strings on Adhesive
From: RS Industrial, Inc.Description: Fall has officially begun and the air temperature is beginning to drop. While itâ s a refreshing transition from the summer heat, it affects the way an adhesive behaves. These low temperatures ...
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Avoiding Semiconductor Failures: The Expanding Role of Quartz
Description: Although world demand for semiconductors is expected to continue its rebound in the near futw'e, whether up or down, the industry will always be among the most uniquely demanding and competitive. ...
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Fused Quartz, a Critical Component of the Solar Power Industry
Description: Much of the .cuccess of sustainable cncrgy sow-cçs depends on the achievement of improved cffieiençIc, and phõtovolta ics are no exception. One of the primary matei aIs that delivers supenor ...
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Sourcing Compex Quartz Component
Description: The unique thermal, optical and mechanical properties of quam glass make it ideal for use in a wide variety of applications where other materials are problematic. Properties such as hardness, chemical ...
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SPECTRAFLO® LIQUID COLOR FOR THERMOPLASTICS:
From: Ferro CorporationDescription: Comparing liquid color with precolored compounds, color concentrates, wax concentrates and dry color ...
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Cost-effective grease from Dow Corning keeps wheels-and screams-going
Description: The problem was, the air wasn't the only thing being removed. Every time the vibrators started up, they threw off grease needed to lubricate the bearings. This caused excessive wear and premature ...
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Dow Corning helps a customer solve their customers' problems
Description: ST Services manufactures meter/mix dispensing equipment that their customers use for molding silicone rubber medical products. Founded in 1995, they sell about $1 million worth of equipment a year. ...
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Food Processing Plant Extends Service Interval Ten Times, Eliminates Varnish Buildup with Synthetic Compressor Oil
Description: A U.S. food processing plant relies on a rotary screw compressor to provide power for hand equipment throughout the plant. Mineral oils were originally used as coolants and lubricants with this ...
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Food Processing Plant Prevents Emulsification, Reduces Costs with Synthetic Hydraulic Oil
Description: A U.S. food processing plant employs hydraulic drive systems to operate "dumpers" in material handling applications throughout the facility. Mineral oils were originally used for lubrication and ...
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Molykote® brand grease meets vibration challenge
Description: The company makes a precast hollow-core concrete roofing/flooring plank system with the trade name Flexicore™. The system is used in hotels, motels, schools, prisons and other commercial ...
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Molykote® brand Synthetic Blend Oil Eliminates Tar Buildup, Siezing in Vacuum Pump
Description: Lubrication technicians helped a chemicals manufacturer drive costs down by solving a vacuum pump failure, increasing the pump's maintenance intervals 15-fold and saving over $12,000 in related costs ...
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Molykote® P-37 Anti-Seize Paste Reduces Thread Failures on Oil Drilling Equipment
Description: Noble Drilling Corporation had unacceptable failure rates in stainless steel threaded connections on its steerable rotary drilling equipment. Each time the failed drilling sections required removal ...
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Molykote® Synthetic Fluids Offer up to 40% Better Cost/Performance Over Conventional Mineral Oils
Description: Because conventional mineral oils are produced in a conventional refining process, they contain a significant amount of "impurities." The high percentage of impurities shortens the oil's service ...
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Molykote® Synthetic Oil Extends Lubricant Lifetime by 57% in Air Compressor Application
Description: To understand the advantages of this premium fluid, consideration should be given to special demands of the application. In a rotary screw compressor, the lubricant performs several difficult ...
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Molykote® Synthetic Oil Helps Solve Vacuum Pump Failure
Description: Oil additives in convention mineral oil reacted with process gases causing oil sludging, corrosion and pitting inside the vacuum casing resulting in mean time between failure of 42 days. Each failure ...
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Synthetic Chain Oil Ends Sticky Linkages in Freezer Conveyor
Description: A national manufacturer of frozen, low-calorie meals was experiencing problems with its conveyor chain in its frozen-food plant. The conventional chain oil in use contained a tackifying agent, added ...
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Synthetic Food Processing Equipment Manufacturer Saves Maintenance Costs with Longer-Lasting Food-Grade Synthetic Oil
Description: manufacturer was using an ester-containing extreme-pressure (EP) synthetic gear oil in custom-built gearboxes on meat slicing machines. The EP gear oil, which came into close proximity with unpackaged ...
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Synthetic Oil Prevents Chain Rust Better than Conventional Oils
Description: A U.S. manufacturer of smoked meats and sausages was experiencing a high degree of chain rusting and wear. This was related to frequent wash-up. Water emulsified with aromatics in the mineral oil ...
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Synthetic Vacuum Pump Oil Resists Emulsification, Lasts Longer, Avoids Costly Cleaning in Meat Processing Plant
Description: Exposure to high levels of water vapor in the air being removed from a food processing chamber caused premature failure of the mineral oil used to lubricate the vacuum pump under ordinary operating ...
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Performance and Stability Test Methods (.pdf)
Description: Creep experiments are a valuable method for studying the viscoelastic properties of polymer melts. The zero shear viscosity can be calculated at many temperatures and plotted as a function of ...
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Using Unidirectional Glass Tapes to Improve Impact Performance
Description: Abstract With strong pressures to reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel economy for passenger vehicles and commercial trucks in most geographies, interest in composites by transportation OEMs is ...
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Epoxy and Silicone Interactions
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: Epoxy adhesives are a great choice for many applications for their excellent adhesion, chemical and temperature resistance, as well as many other attributes. When selecting an epoxy for a specific ...
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An Overview of the Properties of Different Piezoceramic Materials
From: Piezo TechnologiesDescription: Four of the more important types of piezoceramic materials are introduced below. Lead Zirconate-Titanate - Because of their high coupling factors and wide range of possible variations, most of the ...
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Polarization in Piezoceramic Materials
From: Piezo TechnologiesDescription: One can think of a piezoceramic as a rock which generates electrical current if squeezed and which moves if driven by an electrical current. For these wonderful properties to occur electrodes must be ...
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Usage Temperatures of Piezoceramic Materials
From: Piezo TechnologiesDescription: The temperature at which a piezoceramic is to be used is often the most important consideration for what material is the best choice for the application. As a rule of thumb, the usage temperature ...
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Blasocut is behind the scene
From: Blaser Swisslube Inc.Description: Orange County Choppers (OCC), Rock Tavern, NY, builds one-of-a-kind machines that have been featured on Discovery Channel's American Choppers series. Each chopper that OCC creates has its own ...
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Chromatography - The Science of Separation
Description: Analytical chemists that wish to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis on samples are often faced with situations that require separation of the compound(s) of interest from the bulk sample. ...
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Introduction to Mechanical Testing of Plastics
Description: Associated Polymer Labs adds another electromechanical universal testing machine (UTM) to the Mechanical Properties Testing Laboratory. The new Shimadzu AGS-X 500mm extended frame UTM is perfect for ...
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Causes for Off-Colored Black Oxide Finishes
From: Hubbard-Hall, Inc.Description: Common problems and solutions for off-color finishes and films with black oxide process ...
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Corrosion Prevention
From: Hubbard-Hall, Inc.Description: We can assume with confidence that identifying, preventing, and combating corrosion, are paramount to what we do. Sophisticated finishes are developed and specified for many industries, which are ...
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Polymer Flocculant Preparation for Jar Testing
From: Hubbard-Hall, Inc.Description: Liquid emulsion polymers are easily prepared by dilution with water. We generally make up liquid polymers at 0.1% stock solution. Start by shaking the bottle of concentrated (or neat) polymer to ...
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Achieving Functional Excellence with Silicone Coatings
Description: To achieve functional excellence with silicone coatings, it is important to view the final product as an integrated system and to evaluate all of the factors that impact that system. These factors ...
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And Fluoro Technologies Created New Dimensions for Liquid Silicone Rubber
Description: Fluorosilicone elastomers are very competitive in applications operating under wide ranges of temperatures and in contact with aggressive fluids. In applications like turbocharger hose liners, the ...
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Noise-damping lubricants control NVH, improve perceived vehicle quality
Description: Fluorosilicone compounds have never been more popular as they are today. These unique materials are most noted for applications that require low and high temperature performance in contact with jet ...
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Practical Approach to Matching Fluorosilicone Compound Technology to Fabrication Processes and Equipment
Description: Fluorosilicone compounds have never been more popular as they are today. These unique materials are most noted for applications that require low and high temperature performance in contact with jet ...
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Adding Solder to a NanoBond® Assembly
From: Indium CorporationDescription: One of the biggest misconceptions about NanoFoil® is that it is a form of solder. While it may contain a solder coating if specified (usually tin), it is really a heat source. ...
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High Melting Lead-Free Mixed BiAgX Solder Paste System
From: Indium CorporationDescription: Although lead-free soldering has been main stream in the industry since 2006 with the replacement of the eutectic SnPb system by the SnAgCu system, the development of drop-in lead-free alternatives ...
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General Application Guide for Auto Enamels
From: Ferro CorporationDescription: General information on properties, technical specifications and medium systems. ...
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Innovations in Architecture
From: Ferro CorporationDescription: designers and architects achieve their increasingly de manding vision for bu ild ing glass . ...
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Lubrication Technology and Increasing the Reliability of Wind Turbine Components
Description: increases in the use of modern, carbon-neutral and sustainable sources of energy. To reach this goal, renewable types of energy are needed, and wind energy is expected to become the major contributor. ...
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Lubrication Beyond Oil and Grease
Description: Tribology - the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion - is used to study effects of different lubricants on friction and wear. Starting with a discussion of basic ...
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Modern lubrication practices for improved outdoor electrical equipment reliability
Description: In his book, Friction and Wear of Materials, Ernest Rabinowicz estimated that roughly 70% of reduction in equipment usefulness over time results from machine surface degradation caused by wear or ...
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Advancement of Thermoplastics in Commercial Aerospace
From: Ensinger, Inc.Description: In the 1970's, with commercial airline objectives set at weight reduction, increased safety factors, lower manufacturing costs and reduced maintenance schedules, Aerospace Engineers looked to ...
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Diamond Wheel Grinding
Description: Understanding and controlling the grinding parameters are essential prerequisites to machining advanced ceramics. ...
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Epoxy Adhesive Applications Guide
From: Epoxy TechnologyDescription: This guide is an educational tool designed to assist adhesive users in gaining a more thorough understanding of adhesive properties and testing. ...
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Surface Roughness Considerations
Description: With the growing use of advanced ceramics, there are many considerations related to surface roughness that aerospace and defense professionals should understand to ensure that a component is ...
