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  • Tantalum - Sources and Properties of Tantalum
    Article - 21 Oct 2002
    Tantalum is a refractory metal used mainly for making capacitors and as an alloying additive. Its main sources are described as well as a new source in Saudi Arabia. The sources of Tantalum such as...
  • Gutta Percha - A Natural Form of Rubber
    Article - 6 Jun 2002
    Gutta percha is a form of natural rubber introduced to the west in 1843. It was used for wire insulation for submarine telephone cales, golf balls and jewellery making. It has few uses today except in...
  • Aramid Fibre ( Kevlar / Twaron ) – Properties and Applications
    Article - 2 May 2002
    Have you ever wondered what Kevlar, Twaron or Aramid fibres were, what their properties are, or what they are used for? This article will give you the basic answers to all these questions.
  • Transducer Materials for Sonar Systems - Materials Comparison
    Article - 30 Apr 2002
    Transducer materials are a key component of any sonar system. This article compares and explains properties of materials such as nickel, lead zirconate titanate and Terfenol. These materials have been...
  • Transducer Materials - A Brief History
    Article - 29 Apr 2002
    Transducers are materials that can convert one form of energy such as electrical and electromagnetic energy into other forms such as mechanical. The history of these materials is outlined beginning...
  • Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys
    Article - 19 Apr 2002
    The basis of the nickel-titanium shape memory alloy (SMA) class is the intermetallic equiatomic binary alloy NiTi. Thanks to its moderate solubility range, its composition can be changed.
  • Tungsten Applications - Lamps
    Article - 16 Feb 2002
    Compared to osmium, tungsten can endure significantly higher temperatures and has a very low vapor pressure. This results in more luminosity and an extended lifetime.
  • Tungsten (W) - Properties, Applications
    Article - 21 Jan 2002
    A comprehensive overview of tungsten including history, occurrence, deposits, supply, mining and benficiation, prising, processing, recycling, toxicity and applications.
  • Electromagnetic Car Brakes That Perform Better, Respond Faster and More Environmentally Friendly
    News - 19 Mar 2004
    Imagine designing and building electromagnetic car brakes that perform better, respond faster and are kinder to the environment. That’s exactly what a team of University of Victoria, Canada...
  • An Introduction to Dysprosium
    Article - 18 Dec 2001
    Dysprosium (Dy) is a chemical element belonging to the actinide series. In 1950, Spedding and colleagues isolated the element using techniques like metallographic reduction and ion-exchange...

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