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  • Research Projects to Develop Techniques to Measure Coating Properties and Performance - News Item
    Article - 29 Apr 2004
    NPL has teamed with a number of universities and organisations to develop techniques to accurately measure and characterise coating properties such as thickness, friction and wear resistance. Posted...
  • Tin / Silver (Sn / Ag) Alloy Solders - Properties and Applications
    Article - 17 Feb 2004
    Tin/Silver alloys were developed as solders as an alternative to lead-containing solders. Their properties and applications are outlined.
  • Strip Steels in Building and Construction
    Article - 9 Apr 2002
    Steel is a viable alternative to traditional building materials for applications such as frames, lintels and cladding in domestic and light commercial buildings. These applications are explained and...
  • Zinc Rich Paint versus Hot Dip Galvanising
    Article - 26 Feb 2002
    The debate over which of these coatings offers better protection has raged for years. While no direct comparison can be made the subject is discussed and the merits and problems associated with zinc...
  • An Introduction to Tin
    Article - 29 Jul 2001
    Tin (Sn) is mostly found in cassiterite (SnO2) and has been known since ancient times. It is obtained by reducing the ore with coal in a reverberatory furnace.
  • Tungsten
    Article - 28 Jul 2001
    Tungsten has the highest melting point (3410°C) and the highest tensile strength at temperatures over 1650°C of all the metals. It is used for lamp filaments, x-ray targets, aerospace applications and...
  • An Introduction to Zinc
    Article - 23 Jul 2001
    Metallic zinc was produced in India by reducing calamine with organic substances like wool, in the 13th century A.D. Marggraf rediscovered zinc in 1746 and showed that metallic zinc could also be...
  • An Introduction to Cobalt
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    Cobalt is a brittle, hard metal white in appearance resembling nickel but with a bluish tinge instead of the yellow of nickel. It imparts hardness to steels and alloys. Radioactive cobalt 60 has many...
  • An Introduction to Chromium
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    In its pure state chromium is a steel-silvery grey with bluish tinge lustre. It is an extremely hard metal that takes a high polish. As a coating it has no capilliary action to oil and water. Its main...
  • Copper Alloys - Brasses
    Article - 7 Feb 2001
    Brasses are alloys of copper and zinc (generally 5 to 40%). They are used for high pressure gas valves, gilding metals, plumbing systems and heat exchangers.

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