Archive for the ‘New materials’ Category

Plastic Materials are designed for automotive industry

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

ED230HP thermoplastic polyolefin features good stiffness/impact ratio and low thermal expansion for moulding parts that require low change of dimensions over broad temperature range. Suited for upper, middle, and lower part of dashboard carriers, Nepol GB215HP polypropylene compound provides high stiffness and dimensional stability, energy absorption, low emission, and long-term ...

An Overview of the Histology of Skeletal Substitute Materials

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Orthopedic and spine surgeons are in frequent need of bone for skeletal reconstruction.The amount of autograft is limited, and conventional allograft has some disadvantages, so surgeons are now using increasing amounts of demineralized allograft and a variety of synthetic materials to replace or ''extend'' autograft. Objective.-To provide an overview of the ...

Materials Handling Ability of Regular and Reserve British Army Soldiers

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

The main objective of this research was to compare the materials handling ability, aerobic power, and body composition of fully trained Reserve and Regular male British Army soldiers (~6-7 years of military experience). Twenty-one Reserve soldiers and 15 Regular soldiers completed fitness tests, including a maximal box lift to 1.45 ...

Cost of materials drags down manufacturing confidence

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Manufacturing respondents say that the rising cost of materials is their greatest concern. Finding quality employees, rising health-care costs, taxes, and government regulations are the other leading issues concerning manufacturers. When completing the survey, respondents were asked about the direction of the economy, revenue predictions, and hiring plans. Manufacturers expect increasing revenues ...

Aluminum Matrix Composites with Discontinuous Silicon Carbide Reinforcement

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Mechanical properties and stress-strain behavior were evaluated for several types of commercially fabricated aluminum matrix composites, containing up to 40% vol discontinuous SiC whisker, nodule, or particulate reinforcement. The elastic modulus of the composites was found to be isotropic, to be independent of type of reinforcement, ...

Composite Materials for Aircraft Industry

Monday, March 20th, 2006

The expected benefits of economical, high-performance civil-aircraft designs that are being considered for the future will be realized only through the development of light-weight, high-temperature composite materials for engine applications to reduce weight, fuel consumption, and direct operating costs. A major effort underway in this area is the ...