Industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, power, oil and gas and many more have a common requirement: that materials used in processes and manufacturing can ...

CMCs are made up of two major components: a reinforcing material for strength and stiffness and a matrix material to hold the composite together. CMCs have both ceramic reinforcement and matrix. This ...

As automotive manufacturers produce vehicles with an increasing number of features, the expectation of reliability and performance increases as well. Reliability trickles down to component ...

This study examined the high-temperature stability of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) in an oxygenated environment. Both polymers were extrusion-coated onto copper wires ...

The importance of keeping temperature constant in an environmental chamber. Proper test results means the cell's interior must be at a setpoint temperature. Issues with testing cells at room ...

As we move from a season marked by unstoppable heating units and into one dominated by aggressive air conditioning. Figuring out how to optimize the thermostat involves a balancing of individual ...

High Temperature Reverse Bias (HTRB) testing is often used to verify the reliability of power semiconductor diodes. This application note describes the requirements of a valid HTRB test for power ...

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