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  • Gas Cylinders - Development of Pan-European Standards
    Article - 9 Aug 2002
    The issues involved with the establishment of a pan-European set of standards covering gas cylinders is explored. Such things are materials, design, testing and inspection are all covered.
  • An Introduction to the Types of Monolithic Refractories
    Article - 10 May 2002
    Monolithic refractory refers to all unshaped refractory products. The word “monolithic” is derived from the word monolith meaning “big stone".
  • An Introduction to Palladium
    Article - 28 Mar 2002
    In 1803, Wollaston discovered the palladium metal. It occurs along with other metals belonging to the platinum group in Placer deposits in Australia, Russia, Ethiopia, North America, and South...
  • Plastics and Rubbers in Building
    Article - 26 Mar 2002
    The use of plastics and rubbers in building is increasing. Some applications such as pipes and gutters, roofing, cladding panels, anti-vibration mounts, sound insulation, thermal insulation and window...
  • Galvanizing - Grey Coatings on Hot-Dipped Steel
    Article - 26 Feb 2002
    Regardless of customer anticipations, hot-dip galvanized structural steel has a grey coating, rather than a shiny coating. This usually leads to disagreements between galvanizers and their customers.
  • Tungsten Applications - Electrical Applications
    Article - 16 Feb 2002
    The only material that is practically used for electron emitters is tungsten. Although there are other electropositive metals that yield higher emission rates, tungsten has an extremely low vapor...
  • Zirconium (Zr) Properties & Applications
    Article - 15 Jan 2002
    Zirconium is usually contaminated with hafnium due to their chemical similarity. It is resistant to most solvents and performs well in nuclear reactors, where most zirconium metal is used.
  • Carbon Fibre Composites for Marine Applications
    Article - 5 Oct 2001
    In competitive yachting small advantages can make all the difference. Employing carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites can provide such an edge due to decreased weight and increased stiffness.
  • Accelerated Ageing and Characterisation of UHMWPE used in Orthopaedic Implants
    Article - 21 Sep 2001
    Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene has been used extensively as a wear face in orthopaedic implants. The performance of the material has been related to sterilisation techniques. Methods of...
  • Polymers with Elasticity Gradients
    Article - 19 Jun 2001
    A new physical state for polymers has been developed, such that polymers have a controlled elastic modulus and refractive index gradients through them. Potential applications include gaskets and...

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