⚗ Material Sciences

CaF2 and material compatibility issues

Hi folks, I hope I can get some sage words from members of the group. We have developed a new instrument for measuring...

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posted by steve

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by steve

Failure analysis, schadenfreude, and Schadenspiegel

Munich Reinsurance (www.munichre.com) posts large Acrobat files of their newsletter, Schadenspiegel (Losses and Loss Pr...

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posted by metalengr

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by metalengr

Web pages on failure analysis from TMS

It is not true that there is no good free information out on the web. It's just buried under all the crap. Actually the...

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posted by metalengr

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by metalengr

reaction between TiB2 and Pt at high temp?

Anybody know of a reaction or solubility of Pt group metals on Titanium Diboride at temperatures >1500C ? A monograph to...

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posted by kauklwf

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a really huge-mongus crystal

1,308,212 carats grown in 52 days! http://www.pnl.gov/energyscience/03-00/ws.htm -scott

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posted by scott

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Bring Back the HP 15C Scientific Calculator

Please forgive this intrusion, I thought someone in your field (engineering, math, or science) might be interested in t...

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posted by 1qazse4XYZ

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How to dispose lithium metal scrap?

My Lab. involves in lithium-ion battery research and constantly generates scraps of lithium metal (stored in a glove-bo...

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posted by yjlin

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by yjlin

Nano-Cooling (Looking for investors & copartners)

Nano-Cooling Project Overview This project is targeted at the development of cooling devices such as refrigerators and...

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posted by toomas.allikas

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Body Putty

Did anybody ever use body putty? Can somebody recommend a good brand? I need to buy a gallon. Also, it would be great i...

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posted by slpammi

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by slpammi

Need hopper bin and screw feed -- what's available?

I'm building a prototype machine that requires a small hopper and a screw feed system for feeding a granular material s...

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posted by nospam

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

How to use a hot wire (Kanthal) to cut a plastic bin containing a liquid

Hello, has anybody any experience in cutting plastic bins using a hot wire (e.g. Kanthal or Nicrode)? The bin is, in my...

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posted by lars.soderstrom

15 comments posted 22yrs posted by lars.soderstrom

solid parts made from tantalum carbide, hafnium carbide, or binderless tungsten carbide?

Hello Al(l), I've searched all over google (web, images, groups, even froogle) and I have not found any information sug...

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posted by scott

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by scott

Plastic Modeling!

Does anyone know how to model plastic at home?

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posted by j

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by j

Ba2 Fe8 O14 structure

Is somebody aware of structure of Ba2Fe8O14 with P-3m1 symmetry and c parameter about 9.6 A? It is mentioned in several...

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posted by Ivan.Orlov

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Ivan.Orlov

Easy-to-read book on practical electronics

There is a book for non-EEs that explains (in easy-to-read and easy-to-understand form) electronics, for people supplyi...

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posted by shanefield

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