Essays Tagged: "tensile strength"

Performance of Nylon Climbing Ropes

behavior of the rope, it would be wise to understand which combinations have the biggest effect on tensile strength. Ropes are the lifeline for climbers and a basic understanding of these conditions ... ure is another affect that influences the strength of most materials and nylon is no exception. The tensile strength of nylon is significantly reduced as temperature is increased. Nylon 6 has zero str ...

(12 pages) 38 3 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Manufacturing Engineering

Duralumin

out 4%), and small amounts of magnesium (0.5%-1%) and manganese (less than 1%). It is far better in tensile strength than elemental aluminium, though less resistant to corrosion. Its heat and electric ...

(1 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Synthetic Biopolymer: Polylactic Acid or Polylactide (PLA)

advantages.Polylactic acid exhibits good durability, flexibility, high gloss, clarity and excellent tensile strength. Furthermore it is non-static which makes it ideal for shipping sensitive electroni ...

(2 pages) 19 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Asbestos As A Home Hazard

aturally occurring mineral fiber once utilized in a multitude of building materials due to its high tensile strength and fire resistance. The EPA has categorized asbestos into two types, as either fri ...

(2 pages) 1234 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

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ts rapid drying time, and above all, its silk-like appearance (The World Book). Nylons¡¯ tensile strength is greater than that of cottons, rayon, silk, and wool (Encarta). They also have ch ...

(2 pages) 1220 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Hydrogel dressing in comparison with hydrocolloid

ze collagen precursors. These are deposited in the extracellular matrix, and crossed-linked to give tensile strength to the newly healed wound. The remodelling phase consists of the continuous resorpt ...

(8 pages) 10 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Riordan Manufacturing Service Request Paper

or of chemistry. Dr. Riordan had obtained several patents relative to processing polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates. Some of the cross-section of products includes plastic bottles, ...

(11 pages) 134 0 5.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Materials in Practice - Tensile Strength Test

riment is to measure the force required to stretch a specimen material until it breaks using modern tensile testing machine.In tensile test experiment, after knowing the measurement (thickness and wid ... ph are obtained in the program.Through this experiment we can find the breaking load, maximum load, tensile strength and tensile modulus of different type of thermoplastic materials. Specimen with hig ...

(5 pages) 12504 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Chemical Engineering

Contraception Essay

thinner than the old rubber ones. We use latex because it has an outstanding elastic property, its tensile strength is over 30MPa and they may be stretch over 800% before it breaks. (Wikipedia Inc.,2 ...

(6 pages) 2 0 0.0 May/2013

Subjects: Science Essays