The medical device and electronics industries manufacture products that are fundamentally different from ordinary hard goods. These high-technology products with critical end-use applications tend to ...

Small punch testing (SPT) has emerged as an indispensable technique for assessing the mechanical properties of materials using only tiny specimens. By utilising a miniature, disc‐shaped specimen ...

Metallurgy explains how to predict the properties, behavior and internal structure of metal so that we can use it to its maximum capabilities. One of the most important properties of metal is its ...

Mechanical testing is a way of testing and measuring the properties of materials. Machines/instruments are available to test materials or finished products in a range of different ways including ...

With each passing day, the performance of aerospace systems is increasing significantly. This requires the use of advanced structural and functional materials that possess the required characteristics ...