25th March 2011
Steel is probably one of the most important metals in the history of the twentieth century, and probably the most important in the XXI century.
Their aesthetic, with its characteristic brightness and hardness and corrosion resistance make it an ideal m...
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17th March 2011
Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon as the main alloy material.
The advantage of building with steel is that all walls, windows, doors, roofs, and each of the components of the buildings are prefabricated and fast to be bu...
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19th April 2010
In the pneumatic tools is in addition required to oil and cool the actuators that while working at low or standard pressure (up to 10 bar), do so at superior speeds due to low viscosity of air so that the waste of work items may become defendants. For thi...
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13th April 2010
All of the device tools has two diverse systems, one for refrigeration and one more for lubrication. The lubrication system itself tends, in general, quite intricate and involves a combination of different procedures, as we shall see. The cooling system i...
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01st April 2010
The cooling and lubrication are, together with the operation and regulation, the most important systems that integrates a device and allow them to work under standard conditions of service. Launching of the mechanical elements is essential to lubricate th...
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23rd March 2010
Carbon, one of the most abundant element in nature, has the ability to be combined chemically with itself and with other elements by strong covalent bonds resulting in a variety of structures that enable the development of materials of various properties....
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10th March 2010
Nowadays, the large range of plastics that now exists and the constant appearance of different resources is increasing the use of plastics for the manufacture of any part in all sectors. These materials shows a enormous variety of very diverse properties,...
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25th February 2010
The Materials Testing Laboratory offers its customers a wide range of multidisciplinary services in the field of materials science. Among them we emphasize the characterization, quality control, engineering, materials research and failure analysis of mech...
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18th February 2010
"The forensic sciences refer to a group of subspecialties in science and medicine that apply their principles and methods to legal questions of a criminal or civil nature" (Nash and Faraino 1999, p.59).
Toxicology is the study of substances that are da...
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15th February 2010
In military industry, is crucial test the vehicles under dynamic parameters through both movement on the ground and swimming. High temperature testing, for example, is essential: Low and excessive temperature vehicle testing for vehicles and other types o...
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02nd February 2010
The ceramic materials are generally ionic or glassy. Generally, they fracture before tension efforts and present few elasticity as they tend to be porous materials. The pores and other microscopic blemishes acts like concentrating of effort, reducing the ...
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21st January 2010
The discolored results of numerous machine washings and the Early fading of manufacturing textiles are indications of a lack of quality. This is why color fastness tests are gaining international significance.
There are a quantity of test methods habit...
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15th January 2010
Ceramics are inorganic non-metallic materials. Metal oxides are general examples of ceramics, but other Elements such as carbides and nitrides are additionally incorporated. Porcelain, glass, bricks and refractory resources are various examples of tradit...
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07th January 2010
Failure analysis is a intricate process applied to all several types of equipment. Every group of materials requires special skills and experience to effectively solve the causes of failure.
The objective of failure analysis is entirely positive: To pr...
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05th January 2010
Proficiency Testing is Determined as a process of evaluating a laboratory's performance under Checked conditions In relation to a known set of criteria through analysis of Undiagnosed samples Supplied by an external Origin.
Plastic is the general ordi...
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