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Thermal Compound, calculating amount of hardener and resin by weight

Jun 7, 2014 · Replies 2 · Jun 9, 2014

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Stream function along solid boundary

Jun 5, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jun 5, 2014

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What Is the Gibbs-Thomson Effect & How Does it Relate to Sintering?

May 28, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 30, 2014

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Viscoelastic properties of hydrogels (DMA)

May 25, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 28, 2014

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Finding Max Volume for evaporation

May 10, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 27, 2014

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Secondary phase, heat treatment

May 24, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 24, 2014

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Observation of a single polymer chain

Apr 30, 2014 · Replies 4 · May 23, 2014

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How Do Precipitation Hardening and Martensitic Transformation Differ?

May 22, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 23, 2014

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Online Materials Science Resources

Apr 5, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 18, 2014

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Calculating Damping Ratio of SMAs Using Hysteresis Loops

May 6, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 13, 2014

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Searching for Non-Corrosive Material Against Water & Oxygen

May 12, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 13, 2014

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Quenching aluminium and aluminium alloy

May 13, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 13, 2014

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Why would mixing decrease the enthalpy?

May 11, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 12, 2014

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What type of corroding material is this?

May 10, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 11, 2014

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Enthelpy-concentration diagram - how to generate.

Mar 22, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 9, 2014

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How does partial pressure of O2 affect thermal oxidation time for Si?

May 1, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 9, 2014

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How can I improve my approach for calculating temperature drop in a quartz pipe?

May 8, 2014 · Replies 4 · May 9, 2014

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How to Calculate Thermal Expansion Coefficient Without Overall Density?

May 5, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 7, 2014

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Why do we need tandem solar cells?

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 6, 2014

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Looking for a specific material

May 1, 2014 · Replies 3 · May 5, 2014

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Elemental Composition Calculation for Lithium/Sodium Ion Battery

Apr 17, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 5, 2014

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Pinch valve, chance of cold welding silicone tube

Apr 1, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2014

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Thermo Polyurathane Injection Moulding - TPU barrel life test

Apr 8, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2014

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Fitting Correlation Function w/ Igor Pro | Paid Help Avail.

Apr 17, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2014

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Elastic moduli of metals and polymers

Apr 19, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2014

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Cubic EoS - only VAPOR root is converging o_o

Mar 16, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2014

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What is the emissivity of Nifethal?

Apr 29, 2014 · Replies 1 · May 4, 2014

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What are ductility and malleability?

Apr 24, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 29, 2014

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Special substance (adhesive or paint)

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 29, 2014

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Would like to discuss and idea with a material science engineer

Apr 27, 2014 · Replies 3 · Apr 27, 2014

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High density, Less-Volatile, High Heat capacity Fluid

Apr 20, 2014 · Replies 8 · Apr 26, 2014

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How Do Frequency and Cumulative Distributions Relate to Particle Size Analysis?

Apr 17, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 20, 2014

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Pickling of steel in Hydrochloric Acid

Apr 9, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 20, 2014

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Infra-Red optical filters: What are made of ?

Apr 13, 2014 · Replies 6 · Apr 19, 2014

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Chemical for cleaning printed picture on plastic material?

Mar 11, 2014 · Replies 9 · Apr 14, 2014

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Partial molar volume of ideal gas and Gibb's theorem

Apr 12, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 12, 2014

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Materials that change thermal properties by applying electrical input?

Mar 30, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 11, 2014

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What are the differences between wrought, forged, and cast steel alloys?

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 10, 2014

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Why Is Proof Stress Important in Material Science?

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 3 · Apr 10, 2014

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Composites, Volume fractions exceeding Max Packing Fractions

Apr 7, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 9, 2014

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Good thermal conductor but insulator

Mar 25, 2014 · Replies 5 · Apr 7, 2014

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Alternate shapes for compressed cylinders

Apr 7, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 7, 2014

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Suitability of piezoelectric materials in water

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 6, 2014

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How Do You Calculate Yield Stress in an Aluminium Single Crystal Alloy?

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 2 · Apr 5, 2014

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Friction stir welding in plastics?

Apr 3, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 3, 2014

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Composite materials for payload shroud

Apr 2, 2014 · Replies 1 · Apr 2, 2014

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Shear Thickening Fluid Armour - Poject Idea

Feb 6, 2008 · Replies 33 · Apr 1, 2014

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Austenite to Ferrite and Martensite

Nov 11, 2013 · Replies 1 · Mar 22, 2014

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Particle Mesh Size: Finding Average Diameter

Mar 17, 2014 · Replies 1 · Mar 21, 2014

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What can a PH meter tell you about the quality of fluid

Mar 17, 2014 · Replies 1 · Mar 17, 2014

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A commonly available material exhibiting reasonable expansion/contract

Mar 9, 2014 · Replies 3 · Mar 9, 2014

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Developing a function/algorithm to negate voltage change

Feb 13, 2014 · Replies 1 · Feb 27, 2014

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Strongest material ever-existed

Feb 23, 2014 · Replies 3 · Feb 26, 2014

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Addition of carbon to cast iron beyond 6.67%

Feb 15, 2014 · Replies 3 · Feb 20, 2014

Replies: 3

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Studying chemical engineering looking for some book recommendations.

Feb 9, 2014 · Replies 7 · Feb 18, 2014

Replies: 7

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Strength and weight of materials

Feb 7, 2014 · Replies 2 · Feb 14, 2014

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Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Engine Project

Feb 4, 2014 · Replies 7 · Feb 14, 2014

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Can the volume of primitive unit cell and unit cell be different?

Feb 10, 2014 · Replies 3 · Feb 12, 2014

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Is the Fanning Friction Factor Calculation Affected by Unit Usage?

Feb 11, 2014 · Replies 4 · Feb 11, 2014

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Determining volume of fluid dispersed from a broken pipe

Feb 7, 2014 · Replies 7 · Feb 7, 2014

Replies: 7

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How Can I Calculate and Choose the Right Compressor for a Replacement?

Feb 6, 2014 · Replies 1 · Feb 6, 2014

Replies: 1

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Help - How to obtain rocking curves?

Jan 24, 2014 · Replies 1 · Feb 6, 2014

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Cooling 2 kettles - will this work?

Feb 2, 2014 · Replies 5 · Feb 4, 2014

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What Chemical Reactions Occur During Anodization at 100V?

Apr 21, 2012 · Replies 4 · Jan 28, 2014

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Difficulty in electroetching of 1050 aluminum alloy

Jan 22, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 28, 2014

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Why creep is a function of Time?

Jan 23, 2014 · Replies 5 · Jan 27, 2014

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Semiconductor Doping: How is It Done?

Jan 24, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 25, 2014

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Choosing materials for space structures

Jan 16, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 17, 2014

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Elastic Solids & Liquids at Low & Room Temperature

Jan 9, 2014 · Replies 7 · Jan 13, 2014

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Production of Ethanol/Methanol from Air and Water

Aug 13, 2012 · Replies 17 · Jan 9, 2014

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Development thermal boundary layer

Dec 31, 2013 · Replies 22 · Jan 7, 2014

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Introduction of Oxygen and Hydrogen

Dec 27, 2013 · Replies 4 · Jan 5, 2014

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Understanding the Role of Chemical Engineers: Tools, Processes, and Impact

Dec 29, 2013 · Replies 8 · Jan 4, 2014

Replies: 8

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General homogeneous shrinking core problem

Jan 1, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 2, 2014

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Need help understanding organic copolymers in OPV devices

Dec 29, 2013 · Replies 3 · Dec 30, 2013

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Creating liquid isobutane from r600a

Nov 19, 2013 · Replies 5 · Dec 27, 2013

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Characterization of coating layer

Dec 18, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 18, 2013

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How Can I Obtain Thin Films for DSC Analyses of P3HT PCBM?

Dec 7, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 16, 2013

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Semestr exam and using a force gauges to measure the vibration frequen

Dec 16, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 16, 2013

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Disadvantages of CO2 Scrubbers?

Dec 13, 2013 · Replies 2 · Dec 13, 2013

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Entropy generation in chemical reactions

Nov 22, 2013 · Replies 3 · Dec 13, 2013

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Properly Cleaning ITO Substrates for Organic Solar Cells

Dec 7, 2013 · Replies 2 · Dec 10, 2013

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What happened to fuel-cell technology?

Aug 20, 2013 · Replies 63 · Dec 8, 2013

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Why does carbon nanotube index determine whether it is metallic?

Dec 3, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 5, 2013

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Trouble with Estimating GaN Screw Dislocation Density

Apr 22, 2012 · Replies 1 · Dec 3, 2013

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How do electrons travel in a coiled compact fluorescent lamp?

Dec 1, 2013 · Replies 1 · Dec 1, 2013

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Calculating requirements for a steel chair

Nov 27, 2013 · Replies 4 · Nov 30, 2013

Replies: 4

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Mathematical Model for Convection Currents

Nov 27, 2013 · Replies 3 · Nov 29, 2013

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How can I improve my back-scattered images with a scanning electron microscope?

Nov 5, 2013 · Replies 2 · Nov 26, 2013

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What factors impact the calorific value of petrol from coal liquefaction?

Nov 23, 2013 · Replies 7 · Nov 25, 2013

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Variation of chemical potential with T and P

Oct 23, 2013 · Replies 4 · Nov 24, 2013

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Solving Nano Tio2 in Water: Challenges and Solutions

Nov 19, 2013 · Replies 4 · Nov 20, 2013

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Ligand Charge Density: PEG-COOH vs. PEG-OH

Nov 16, 2013 · Replies 2 · Nov 19, 2013

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Heat Resistant Washers for BBQs: Material Info

Nov 15, 2013 · Replies 2 · Nov 15, 2013

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Novelist's problem - preserving ice in ancient times

Oct 26, 2013 · Replies 15 · Nov 15, 2013

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Lithium fluoride (LiF) etching/patterning possible?

Nov 3, 2013 · Replies 2 · Nov 12, 2013

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What techniques are used to make surface plasmon resonance chips?

Oct 19, 2013 · Replies 3 · Nov 12, 2013

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How can one measure the surface charge for a particle

Nov 10, 2013 · Replies 2 · Nov 12, 2013

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Liquid that hardens fast on a chosen moment

Nov 6, 2013 · Replies 6 · Nov 7, 2013

Replies: 6

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How Do You Optimize Cooling System Parameters in Chemical Engineering?

Nov 5, 2013 · Replies 3 · Nov 6, 2013

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