Product and Material Testing Reference Materials

Description: AMS2750 is a critical aerospace standard that ensures heat-treated metal parts are processed at the correct temperatures using calibrated equipment and controlled conditions. By defining requirements ...

Description: Fasteners, like screws and bolts, hold together much of the modern world, from airplanes to cars, washing machines to microwaves, desks to drawers, and cellphones to laptops. But those parts can cause ...

Description: The Pressure Cooker Test (PCT) is an accelerated reliability testing method designed to simulate the effects of high-temperature, high-humidity, and saturated steam pressure conditions on materials. ...

Description: High Accelerated Stress Testing (HAST) is an accelerated aging methodology used to evaluate the moisture resistance and reliability of electronic products, specifically focusing on their packaging and ...

Description: In today's world, where technology is at the heart of everything-from smartphones to aircraft-reliability is non-negotiable. How can we ensure that products will perform flawlessly, even under extreme ...

Description: Climate testing of PV modules is an important aspect for manufacturers, research institutes and certifiers. The tests simulate rapid ageing of the modules by means of certain temperature changes and ...

Description: As the weather in North America turns colder, a particular seasonal sight may once again come into view: lines forming at electric vehicle chargers. You may remember headlines highlighting such scenes ...

Description: A medical device manufacturer just received an order for a high volume of surgical scissors from a hospital. The manufacturer shares the specifications with its overseas fabricator, which forges, ...

Description: The effect of polymer treatments on four polymer substrates was tested by surface energy analysis using an optical contact angle measuring and contour analysis system of the OCA series from ...

Description: Measuring the surface energy has established itself as a quantitative method for characterising the surface chemical properties of solid materials. The surface energy can be determined both with ...

Description: When a material is used in a component or product, fatigue life is an important consideration in practical applications. During cyclic loading, most materials will eventually fail. The longevity of a ...

Description: Delamination is an important factor to consider when testing composites, particularly when comparing this to metallic materials. The delamination of composite materials can be caused by high ...

Description: Polyester fibers are synthetic fibers manufactured from polyethylene terephthalate. Polyester fibers are widely used, not only in the textile industry. However, unmodified polyester fibers have ...

Description: Most suspensions are polydisperse systems, meaning that solid particles of various sizes are dispersed in a fluid. A particle size distribution study yields insights into the width of the particle ...

Description: The shelf-life of a product is a critical factor in ensuring that the product performs as intended, maintains the required quality and is safe for the consumer over its entire lifetime. One of the ...

Description: The MultiScan MS 20 from DataPhysics Instruments serves as an invaluable analytical instrument, offering comprehensive insight into the stability of any given dispersion formulation. The stability ...

Description: Ion-exchange membranes are widely used in numerous applications, such as water treatment, chemistry, electrolysis, sensorics and other fields. A good ion transfer selectivity of the ion-exchange ...

Description: Milk substitute products are attracting increasing interest due to their advantageous features regarding health, sustainability, and ethical concerns. To provide these products with desirable taste ...

Description: Latex consists of polymer particles which are homogeneously distributed in an aqueous system as a colloidal dispersion. Due to its unique polymer properties, rubber materials originating from latex ...

Description: Granules typically consist of various compounds including organic excipients and dispersion liquids (Fig. 1). They play a very important role in many different areas as an easy to handle raw material ...

Description: The stability of coating slurries used for the production of anodes and cathodes was tested using the dispersion stability analysis system MultiScan MS 20. Analysing the time-dependent and ...

Description: Temperature-responsi ve hydrogels are a class of polymers. They form by binding water to the hydrophilic groups of the polymer via hydrogen bonds. At lower temperatures this bond is stable but will ...

Description: Surface-active agents (surfactants) are commonly used compounds in both daily life and a wide range of industrial processes. They have a significant impact on the formation of droplets and films, ...

Description: Enhanced oil recovery aims to improve the yield of hard-to-access crude oil reservoirs. In order to achieve this goal, enhanced oil recovery relies on the use of surfactant solutions to reduce the ...

Description: Industrial inkjet printing applications are booming. Inkjet printers have become everyday products in homes and offices, and the market is growing rapidly. The development and optimisation of reliable ...

Description: Offset printing is a widely used technique in the production of printed products such as books, newspapers, and packaging. The process relies on the transfer of an image from an inked surface to the ...

Description: The surface energy (SFE) is a critical parameter during the production and quality control of surfaces. The SFE and its polar/ dispersive parts are highly useful to verify the efficacy of ...

Description: ASTM D971 is a standard test method using a force tensiometer to measure the interfacial tension (IFT) of used transformer oil against water with the Du Nouy ring method. This test is crucial for ...

Description: In this white paper, Element expert John Tartaglia, Ph.D., will guide you through the process of metallurgical testing, beginning with material identification and walking you through each type of ...

Description: With extensive knowledge of analytical chemistry methods used for metallic and non-metallic materials, Rodolfo has 20 years of experience in chemical analysis and corrosion testing. Currently, there ...

Description: With the implementation of the EN ISO 80079 standard series in 2016, manufacturers now have access to a truly global set of requirements for mechanical ATEX equipment. The release of EN ISO 80079 is ...

Description: Ever wondered why terms like Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) are often intertwined? These two core concepts, crucial for protecting your electronic devices ...

Description: Have you ever wondered how materials can maintain their strength even when exposed to extreme heat? If so, then you might be interested in learning about hot hardness testing. It is a crucial tool ...

Description: Power quality is crucial for the efficient and reliable operation of the compressor in an environmental test chamber. Poor power quality can lead to various issues such as reduced efficiency, ...

Description: In the world of materials testing, precision and reliability are paramount. Companies in high-stakes industries such as aerospace, nuclear, and additive manufacturing depend on advanced technology to ...

Description: The engineering design field has witnessed a multitude of profound changes and emerging trends in the past decade with digital transformation in full swing. As companies harness available technologies ...

Description: An aerospace and defense customer needed a test chamber large enough to accomodate complete military vehicle systems. ...

Description: With tight timelines and even tighter budgets, the pressure to deliver high-caliber products has never been more important. In a world where quality and reliability can make or break a company’s ...

Description: The race to meet net zero is hotting up as the development of alternatives to battery power start to come online. Tinius Olsen is currently supporting one of them alongside the UK’s leading ...

Description: Composite materials are essential in industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical devices because they offer a combination of strength and lightweight properties. But no matter how advanced ...

Description: Thermal shock chambers play a crucial role in various industries when it comes to testing the resilience of products and materials under extreme temperature conditions. As experts in the field, Weiss ...

Description: Materials testing is an integral part of the automotive industry. It provides quality assurance by ensuring that vehicles, including all their components, are safe and reliable, while also meeting the ...

Description: Many of today’s thermal vacuum test programs require uniform and precise control over wide temperature ranges while minimizing operating budgets. These requirements have driven interest in ...

Description: Challenge: The Australian National University's Research School of Astronomy and Physics needed a test facility to support both thermal vacuum and plasma thruster testing for several high-profile ...

Description: The Christmas Day launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was a welcome and long-awaited gift for the many people and companies involved in this program since serious planning began in the ...

Description: As a highly sensitive detection method, EPR can deeply explore the unpaired electron changes in the molecular structure of edible oils. These changes are often microscopic signs of the early stages of ...

Description: Titanium dioxide, widely known as titanium white, is an important white inorganic pigment extensively used in various industries such as coatings, plastics, rubber, papermaking, inks, and fibers. ...

Description: The market for electric vehicles is booming. Simultaneously, new solutions are being sought to increase driving range, shorten charging times, increase safety and improve sustainability. Solid-state ...

Description: Weiss Technik designs develops, and delivers high-quality battery production and battery test chamber solutions that ensure your power sources can power through harsh and challenging conditions. Our ...

Description: Temperature chambers play a crucial role in the field of climate testing. These specialized chambers are designed to create controlled environments that simulate a wide range of temperatures. By ...

Description: The environment for sensors in automatic gearboxes is harsh: large temperature fluctuations and oil which aggressively attacks surfaces. Bosch now uses Vötsch ovens to cross-link the ...

Description: Automotive and electrical components that need be thermal-cycled come in many shapes and sizes, as do test chambers. But one size definitely does not fit all. Just try to force your half-buck fixture ...

Description: As the world transitions to cleaner, sustainable energy sources, the importance of high-performing batteries becomes more critical than ever. Solid-state batteries have emerged as a promising solution ...

Description: Commonly used in extreme environments, such as in the aerospace, industrial and power generation markets, superalloys are a class of high-performance alloys with impressive mechanical strength as well ...

Description: The past few years have shown us that the world around us is finite and fragile. And we all play a part in its sustainability. There has been a push across several industries to develop inventive, ...

Description: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) is one of the largest and most respected centers for fundamental physics research in ...

Description: Automated materials testing machines from ZwickRoell speed up product development and support an efficient and reliable quality control process. Based on these important benefits, Henkel AG & Co. ...

Description: Many modern innovations can be traced to adaptations of the natural world around us, but applying the principles found in nature to real-world implementations is not exactly apples-to-apples. Velcro ...

Description: Tinius Olsens' new VectorExtensometer is real a step change in extensometer technology, capable of replacing multiple contacting and non-contacting sensors with a single, industry specific instrument. ...

Description: This TOP provides guidance for conducting sand and dust tests using an outdoor test facility. Outdoor facilities are required when a chamber test is not feasible due to test article size and/or ...

Description: This two-part program emphasizes the materials science approach to understanding ductile erosion mechanisms. ...

Description: For decades, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) analysis has been used to verify the quality of dairy foods, including dairy powders, cheese, ice cream mixes, and more. Over the years, NIR calibrations ...

Description: The salt fog Method is performed to determine the effectiveness of protective coatings and finishings on materials. It may also be applied to determine the effects of salt deposits on the physical and ...

Description: One can determine water content of a system by measuring headspace humidity because water vapor is in equilibrium with its separate phases. Applying chilled mirror hygrometry (CMH) to the measurement ...

Description: Manufacturers who produce products with surfaces that require paints, adhesives, or sealants face a challenge in determining the quality and reliability of the final product. The problem is often ...

Description: Sand and dust environments include a wide range of materials and particulate size distributions. Method 510 defines dust as particulates less than 150 µm in diameter. Sand is defined as particulates ...

Description: The purpose of a MIL-STD Icing and Freezing Rain Test is to evaluate the effect of icing against the operational capability of material. Likewise, these tests evaluate the effectiveness of de-icing ...

Description: The manufacture of baked goods provides many challenges since there are a multitude of input variables that can affect product quality. The ability to continuously monitor key product attributes using ...

Description: In today’s video we will show you how to quantify the surface quality of metals when using fresh and aged baths. We will demonstrate how Water Contact Angle (WCA) measurements can provide ...

Description: Automotive supply chains are complex. Nearly 78 million vehicles were manufactured in 2020. Each vehicle may have upwards of 30,000 individual parts. Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ...

Description: Does your business, or your customer's business, deal with adhesion - either in the form of bonding, coating, sealing, printing or painting? Given that these processes may be occurring either upstream ...

Description: Custom protein calibration allows ACJ International to make rapid, on-the-spot assessments of incoming raw materials ...

Description: Fast, accurate analysis is critical for both cocoa processors and chocolate manufacturers to optimize their process and insure quality. Optimizing the process will save the plant time and money and ...

Description: The manufacture of baked goods provides many challenges since there are a multitude of input variables that can affect product quality. The ability to continuously monitor key product attributes using ...

Description: Modified atmospheres are specifically created by modifying the natural composition and distribution of atmospheric gases within packaging to create optimal conditions for enhancing shelf life and ...

Description: Materials react with one another. Material properties impact how these interactions occur. Accurately anticipating, and planning for, material interactions is an important component of each materials ...

Description: As a result of its high surface free energy, glass is outstandingly suitable for joining and coating. However, hydrophobic substances easily adsorb on glass surfaces, which makes bonding and coating ...

Description: When brazing workpieces or soldering in microelectronics, the adhesion is brought about by adhesive forces at the interface. Pre and post-preparatory cleaning, wetting and the interfacial bonding ...

Description: Wood surfaces are pre-treated and coated for decorative purposes or to increase durability. When formulating primers, glazes and varnishes, knowledge of the surface chemical properties of these ...

Description: Soft contact lenses do not lie directly on the cornea but float on a thin film of tears. The length of time for which the lens is compatible, particularly when worn for a long time, depends on the ...

Description: Synthetic or natural fibers and fabrics are coated in order to produce functional textiles for particular tasks, such as rainproofing or providing resistance to fire. As well as the coating effect ...

Description: In the manufacture and processing of metals, the surface of molten alloys comes into contact with other surfaces such as furnace walls, casting molds and soldered joints. Different grades of wetting ...

Description: The CMC (critical micelle concentration) is the concentration of a surfactant in a bulk phase, above which aggregates of surfactant molecules, so-called micelles, start to form. The CMC is an ...

Description: The dynamic surface tension (SFT) or interfacial tension (IFT) is the value of the SFT or IFT referred to a particular surface age or interface age. In the case of liquids with surface-active ...

Description: Interfacial technology for efficient oil field exploitation ...

Description: Optimization of the ink, the printing process and the substrate with surface science methods ...

Description: Surface science methods to improve wetting, dispersion stability and foam prevention ...

Description: The pendant drop is a drop suspended from a needle in a bulk liquid or gaseous phase. The shape of the drop results from the relationship between the surface tension or interfacial tension and ...

Description: When it comes to modern flooring, roofing, siding, windows and wall construction, to make sure the outside stays out and the inside stays warm/cool/dry, contractors are heavily reliant upon adhesives ...

Description: The nature of material surfaces is as equally important for processing and final use as the volumetric properties. The cleanliness, surface free energy and roughness are decisive factors for adhesion ...

Description: Quality tests during medical device production need to check a lot of boxes for manufacturers. Testing must increase confidence in product reliability in order to be worthwhile to manufacturers. ...

Description: Electric power generation plants must ensure that sufficient electricity is supplied to customers at all times. Preventive maintenance of the power generation equipment is, therefore, critical for ...

Description: Inspecting a long seam-or axial-weld is challenging both acoustically and mechanically. From an acoustic standpoint, the tube geometry tends to defocalize the ultrasonic beam, reducing the potential ...

Description: Long seam welds are challenging to inspect using conventional phased array ultrasound testing (PAUT) because of their thin wall thicknesses, the vertical weld bevel orientation, and the pipe ...

Description: When microscopic observation of both the circuit pattern and color of a wafer sample is required, the conventional method calls for darkfield illumination for the former and brightfield illumination ...

Description: After metal sheets are welded together, the strength of the welds must be checked to help ensure the integrity of final products. Welds need to have sufficient throat thickness-the distance from the ...

Description: The Labmaster Universal is designed mainly for one dimensional gage calibration (gage blocks, master rings, plug gages ...), but can be used for many other artifacts and part measuring. Two things ...

Description: A bench micrometer is a type of gauge or tool used for inspection which typically resides on a work bench that measures length whose accuracy and precision is approximately 20 micro-inches (0.5 ...

Description: Dimensional Metrology is the science of calibrating and using measuring equipment to determine the physical size or distance from an object. Inspection is a critical step in product development and ...

Description: We've all experienced the disappointing (and kinda embarrassing) moment when we're at a register trying to buy armfuls of tortilla chips and salsa and the point of sale card reader screams out that an ...