X-rays are the main component of X-radiation. It is a type of electromagnetic radiation with a typical wavelength measuring around 0.01-10 nanometers. It is known to have more energy and shorter wavelengths than ultraviolet light. However, it has very tiny wavelengths that are no larger than an… View Full Term
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Viscosity is one of the most essential physical properties of industrial fluids, such as coatings, paints and adhesives.Essentially, viscosity indicates a fluid’s…
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
There are often several criteria that should be considered when selecting a material for a particular purpose. Corrosion resistance and wear resistance are important…
By: Corrosionpedia Staff
Modern construction materials have a number of well-defined mechanical properties that can tell us a lot about their characteristics and behavior when used in…
By: Nemanja Pavlovic
The hardness of materials is defined as the resistance of a specific material to localized plastic deformation or indentation. The term may also be used to describe the…
Most people associate corrosion with air and moisture (water). However, in some cases the stresses (residual stress or applied stress) acting on a material can play a…
When a structure or a machine is designed, it has to satisfy certain reliability and safety thresholds, based on a number of factors: the loads it is subjected to, the…
Shear strength is a material property analogous to the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), with the key difference being in the plane in which the strain acts. It is still…
One of the most important and frequently performed tests on metal parts and components is the tensile test. Designers and engineers rely heavily on the value of a…
Tensile strength is one of the most fundamental properties in any building material. This mechanical property is frequently used to assess the suitability of materials…
Aluminum and lead – one is a lightweight, corrosion-resistant material commonly used in the aerospace industry; the other is dense, used to block x-rays, toxic to…
Corrosion formed on the surface of a metal has the potential to alter its mechanical properties such as flexural strength, axial strength, fatigue limit, elasticity,…
Strength is a measure of the stress that a crack-free metal can bear before deforming or breaking under a single applied load. Fracture toughness is a measure of the…
By: Michael Pfeifer | Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC
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