Used in oil and gas transmission pipe, often referred toughness is the Charpy V-notch impact energy test, or sample the plastic fracture morphology percentage share of the entire sample to measure the fracture area. Charpy absorbed energy ...
Even as one-fifth of the nation's electrolytic aluminum capacity lies idle, producers are adding new facilities - a combination that will mean a glut of the metal next year and falling prices, industry experts said on Tuesday. "China is ...
Masterchem Industries, maker of KILZ brand products, has relaunched its KILZ PRO-X 100 Series interior paint line. Featuring an advanced new formula, the product offers painters, contractors, property managers and remodelers strong hide ...
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Bendable materials are changing how we think of and use substrates. R&D announcements are made nearly daily on new scientific research that will help enable flexible electronics (electronic products that are bendable or those that can be ...
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It is known that metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) growth of AlGaAs on GaAs is limited by lattice mismatch at room temperature and not at growth temperature (A. Maassdorf et.al., J. Cryst. Growth 370 (2013) 150-153), notes in-situ ...
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If your an avid Tools In Action reader,you already have seen a sneak peek at the RK3440K RockWell VersaCut from our 2011 NHS coverage.Well we were lucky enough to test one out.Mini circular saws are not a new idea,the Craftsman 10872 3 ...
Nickel prices are likely to be pushed higher in 2014 if Indonesia introduces an export ban on laterite nickel ore, which would tighten supply particularly for China, according to Dan Loughner, the head of Australian nickel producer Western ...
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. provided fourth quarter earnings guidance Tuesday in the range of $0.21 to $0.25 per diluted share. The estimate compares to $0.25 per diluted share reported for the third quarter 2013 and $0.27 per diluted share ...
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Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has announced that Nippon International Crankshaft Inc. (ICI), its joint venture subsidiary with Sumitomo Corporation which forges crankshafts in the US, has decided to ...
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If you own your own home there will be times where you need to make modifications or repairs to your property.Some jobs will simply be too small for calling out a trades person or you may be the type of person who prefers to fix it yourself ...
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Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan have used evanescent wave coupling to enhance the light output power of red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by a factor of 3.8 [Guo-Dong Hao ...
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In-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany says that Dr Tony SpringThorpe of the National Research Council of Canada recently reported fast and easy temperature calibration of all three heating zones of his showerhead ...
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Celebrating 40 years of success, Barron Lighting Group recently purchased a new 80,000 sq. ft. production facility. The Barron Team is expected to be thriving in its new location in Glendale, Arizona January 2014. "This is truly an ...
Stryker will settle four New Jersey lawsuits related to its ABG II and Rejuvenate hip implants for an undisclosed sum. The company expects to pay significant sums of cash to resolve the lawsuits and the hundreds of other similar cases that ...
Ray Howarth,long term engineer at the Runcorn plant explains the ongoing success and improved levels of safety with the introduction of the company's Arc Flash Mitigation Programme InterGen is a global power generation company with plants ...
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