When specifying seals for hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidhandling systems, ensuring that seal materials suit the application is always a prime concern. Fluid incompatibility, temperature extremes, and ...

Steel is an essential material and is used in various different applications. It is necessary to evaluate the chemical composition and mechanical properties of steel before choosing the right grade.

A Standard Test Method is a conclusive procedure that yields a test result. So as to achieve accurate and relevant test results, a standard test method is definite, unambiguous, and experimentally ...

In the Arizona desert, a lab accident more than a decade ago set in motion the development of a building material that could ...

Recently, two new families of steels, strand cast steel and microalloyed steel, have become available to engineers. This paper briefly describes these materials and shows how basic material tests, ...

Fire safety building standards present a significant challenge and have acted as a barrier to the development of the building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) market. This creates a complex landscape ...

Morgan Spivey, center, a research associate in MSU’s Institute for Clean Energy Technology, and John Wilson, right, ICET chief test engineer, work in March to measure filtration rates of face mask ...

The University Testing Center aims to strike a balance between the need for a uniformly secure testing environment and the individual preferences of professors. In addition to scratch paper, we have ...