Materials
COC Used in Unique Crystallization Microplate
Topas's cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) selected for the In-Situ-1, an unusual crystallization microplate by MiTeGen LLC, Ithaca, N.Y.
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What Customers Actually 'Need' When They 'Want' Certain Material Properties
Despite the fact that material specification in a part drawing will literally make or break a component, this key attribute is often treated like an afterthought, if addressed at all.
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DuPont's Spin-Off Chemours Launched
As planned a year ago, DuPont has spun off its Performance Chemicals segment into the newly launched Chemours.
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MATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data
Engineers who are used to working with metals are surprised that plastics cannot operate as close to their yield points as can metals. The yield point is not enough to tell you how the material reacts to stress.
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First Ocean-Cleaning System Set to Deploy in 2016
The Ocean Cleanup's unique ocean cleaning-system will be the longest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.
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Quanex Expands With Acquisition of U.K.'s' HL Plastics
Leading North American suppliers of energy-efficient window and door systems acquires major U.K. PVC extrusion company.
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Coca-Cola Debuts First 100% Biobased PET Bottle
And the winner is....Coca-Cola appears ahead of the game in the race towards an all-biobased PET beverage bottle.
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Solvay Launches New Thermoplastic Lightweighting Materials for Aerospace
'Tegralite' is the name of a new family of thermoplastic composites developed by Solvay and three alliance partners.
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Fibers Pair With Foam for High-Bending Stiffness at Low Surface Weight
Reduced clamp force, shorter cycles, lower melt viscosity, and higher dimensional stability are just some of the purported benefits of foam injection molding.
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