Why Salt Spray (Fog) Testing Matters During Winter Storms
As major winter storms approach, it is important to plan beyond just slippery sidewalks and transit delays. Winter storms bring other challenges, including accelerated corrosion…
ASTM B117-26: Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
Even the most durable or permanent items can at some point deteriorate. That doesn’t mean these qualities should be ignored. However, the ability to remain…
ASTM E18-25: Rockwell Hardness Standard Test Methods
Hardness often is attached to a multitude of definitions, including resistance to local penetration, scratching, and abrasion, yet it is not quite a fundamental property…
ANSI C119.6-2024: Electric Connector Systems
Copper has been recognized as an electricity conductor throughout industrial history. In fact, copper was the conductor in classic inventions like the telegraph, telephone, and…
ANSI H35.2-2024: Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products
ANSI H35.2-2024: American National Standard Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products specifies dimensions for different aluminum products. How is Aluminum Used? Aluminum is a highly versatile material,…
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ANSI E1.2-2021: Aluminum Trusses and Towers
Truss systems are imperative for enhancing audio, video, lighting, motion capturing, staging, and other creative components. ANSI E1.2-2021: Entertainment Technology – Design, Manufacture and Use…
AA AAIA-2015: Aluminum and Its Alloys
Consisting of about 8.2% of the Earth’s crust, aluminum is the world’s most abundant metal. However, it is never found in nature as an elemental…
SAE AMS 2750H-2024: Pyrometry
Accurate, non-contact temperature measurement is imperative in industries and industrial processes for melting, heating, drying, forming, or heat-treating materials. Pyrometers assure precise temperature control and…
ASTM E10-23: Brinell Hardness Test Standard
Hardness is not a physical property of a material but a characteristic, one that can be measured through a variety of methods. The Brinell hardness…