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  • Brick Walls - Mortar and Mortar Joints in Brick Walls
    Article - 3 May 2002
    Mortar is the material that holds bricks together in a brick structure such as a wall.
  • Alumina (Aluminium Oxide) - The Different Types of Commercially Available Grades
    Article - 3 May 2002
    Alumina (aluminium oxide) is a versatile oxide ceramic material. This blog post will look at the different commercial grades available.
  • Silica - Colloidal Silica (Silicon Dioxide)
    Article - 2 May 2002
    Colloidal silica consists of a stable suspension of tiny silica particles. It has many applications such as refractories, investment casting, abrasives, surfactants, high temperature binders etc
  • Steel Reinforced Concrete - Corrosion of the Reinforcing Steel
    Article - 13 Mar 2002
    Steel will corrode in most environments. Its behaviour in concrete is addressed. Aspects such as the concrete environment, factors affecting corrosion rates, production realities, deterioration...
  • Cement and Concrete - History and Development
    Article - 13 Mar 2002
    Concrete has been around since 5600BC. Developments since then are outlined including the discovery of portland cement. The composition and hydration or 'curing' of portland cements are explained as...
  • 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.
  • Microwave Heating for Materials Processing
    Article - 21 Dec 2001
    Conventional heating heats materials via radiation and conduction while microwave heating is a volumetric process. Microwave power can also be delivered in different manners i.e. time sliced or...
  • An Introduction to Erbium
    Article - 18 Dec 2001
    Part of the lanthanide series, erbium (Er) is a rare-earth element found in a wide range of minerals like blomstrandine, polycrase, fergusonite, euxenite, xenotime, and gadolinite.
  • Ceramic Foams - An Alternative to RCFs
    Article - 24 Sep 2001
    Porous ceramic foams have emerged as a viable alternative to refractory ceramic fibres since they were classified as carcinogenic. Hi-Por is a ceramic foam that has similar properties to FCFs without...
  • Lead - An Introduction
    Article - 28 Jul 2001
    Although lead occurs as such in nature, it is rare. Lead is chiefly obtained from galena (PbS) through the process of roasting.

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