Carbon steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, with a carbon content of up to 2.1 wt.%. Unlike other types of steel, carbon steel does not have a minimum requirement for other alloying elements, but it often contains manganese. The maximum allowed content of other elements in carbon steel is 1.65 wt.% for […]
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The properties of water is something that we are all familiar with (hopefully). It is an important part of everyone’s life, as humans are made up of 60% of the stuff. Even though it is one of the most “normal” substances that we know, on a molecule level it is actually quite strange. It floats
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While many people may not be aware, injection moulding is used to create a whole range of the everyday products we use. The applications of injection moulding take in everything from automotive parts to electrical switches, medical devices to simple plastic lids and much more. Even though there are some restrictions regarding the shapes and
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Sustainability is increasingly becoming a central aspect of our world, particularly within the materials industry. Multiple sustainability indicators within environmental, economic, and social schemes are specifically sought to ensure sustainable production, use, reuse, and disposal of products and materials. However, the challenge lies in the quantification of these indicators and finding the best methods for
7Cr17MoV vs 7Cr17 Stainless Steel – what is the difference? 7Cr17MoV stainless steel is the Chinese GB standard grade martensitic steel created by adding a little Molybdenum (Mo) and Vanadium (V) to 7Cr17 stainless steel to heighten its wear resistance and hardness. 7Cr17 itself is known as a high barbon Chinese chromium martensitic steel that
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The first generation of this system from a team at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), was developed three years ago as a proof of concept in order to validate that such a system could work. The device is aimed at extracting clean, drinkable water from the atmosphere, even in “dry” regions, using solar or any
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The Schmitz Mittz, are taking hand protection to another level. Designed to be practically indestructible, these gloves are made for those who rescue people that become trapped in cars and need the extra protection. As can be seen, it protects from cutting, hard impacts and fire, amazing!!
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Functional human skin can now be 3D printed with an adapted printer that covers cuts and wounds with skin cells. 3D printed skin cells heal wounds three times faster than normal human skin, and while this is still not yet a reality, scientists are working on treating patients with the method by 2022! Also check
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What is Garolite? Garolite is a composite material and brand name for G10 – FR4, which is developed by curing epoxy and fiberglass under high pressure to create a thermoset glass-epoxy laminate material. It is very stable over temperature, absorbs a low amount of moisture and possesses a good strength to weight ratio. It is
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Density is the amount of sustance in a unit, per volume of substance. Below you can see the density equiation and the table with Milk Density values, inluding those for whole, semi-skimmed, and skimmed milk, depending on temperature. What makes the question of density per unit of weight tricky, is the fact density changes
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Aerogel-infused fiberglass blanket is able to withstand severe 2,000 Celcius heat generated by a flamethrower. Silica aerogel has a sponge-like structure with tiny passages just tens of nanometres wide. The heat struggles to pass through this material due to its complicated nano structure. At the end of the filming of this video, the flamethrower actually
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So, here we have 150 ton hydraulic press and 150 ton force sensor. The following metals are going to be tested: Copper, Iron, Tin, Aluminium and Titanium. Take a guess which metal broke the base of the press? Which one buckled under a mere 3 tons of pressure? Very satisfying to watch!
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The most popular question about Parylene: “Can my xxx be Parylene coated?” The number of substrate surfaces that can be coated with parylene is plenty. In the table below a number of industrial applications that use Parylene conformal coatings are listed. The examples can be extended. Examples of devices that make use of Parylene conformal
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In simple terms, the melting point of steel for example, is the temperature when it starts to change from a solid state to a liquid. At this specific melting point temperature both phases of the substance exist in equilibrium. Therefore, further heating needs to be passed through the substance to complete the transition from solid
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Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has been steadily gaining traction in the manufacturing industry. At present, there is a big focus on advanced aerospace, medical and military products. There is a drive to reduce the cost of metal powders in order to open up the technology to a larger portion of the manufacturing industry. There are
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Iron is one of the most alloyed elements on earth. It combines with various elements to form numerous materials. These materials all have different desirable properties. Iron is so versatile that its alloys can also combine with other elements to form thousands of new materials. Two well-known types of iron are wrought iron and cast
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A material database is a great way to store material data according to their type, physical characteristics, mechanical properties, and standard classifications. This makes material databases a great tool for any engineer, and with the rise of the internet, these have become accessible by everyone from everywhere – another powerful tool in the engineer’s arsenal that
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In many ways the subject of micromechanics prompts more questions than it answers in a world where many see everything as black or white with no grey areas. If you have been through the basic engineering courses, you will understand the classic model of materials: they are linear, homogeneous, isotropic and Hookean. If you were
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