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Whenever anything is built, there are several tests that have to be performed. These tests are not only meant to prove safety of the material, machine or component, but its effective and expected life in general as well. All materials, regardless of their components will eventually wear out, leading them to break or become destroyed. This damage is the direct result of fatigue.

Metal, one of the most commonly used materials in most applications, is an umbrella term for many different specific metal types. Each type of metal has its own pros and cons, including how many cycles it can handle before fatigue sets in. When working with metal, fatigue relates to the number of cycles that the […]

Sorbothane® is a material that has several applications related to spring rate. Spring rate is an important consideration when choosing the size and number of coils in an application. There are several things to keep in mind when working with anything requiring spring rate. Learn more.

The shock response spectrum is a method of testing and graphing certain types of behavior related to shock and materials that increase, decrease, or have no effect on the shock. Learn more about the shock response spectrum method.

The tangent of delta, also called tan delta is a test which is used to determine how much the insulation of certain types of cable has deteriorated. All types of materials used as insulation for these cables, usually medium to high are affected by different conditions, which is why they are so carefully evaluated before […]

Compressive stress relates to the way that motion may compact a material, especially materials that have two surfaces making contact with one another. A prime example of this type of stress is the insoles of your shoes. When you run or exercise, the pounding of your feet inside of your shoes will compact all of […]

Fatigue life is a mechanical and scientific term that relates to how long an object or material will last before completely failing because of concentrated stresses. There are a number of different factors that can influence fatigue life. Learn more.

Any material that you use will have pros and cons for use. There will be a number of benefits that you can get from adding certain elements to your object. Shear modulus refers to how the material might respond to certain types of strain. There are a number of different types of strains to consider […]

Vibration is a unique concept in that it can be both a desirable and undesirable form of energy. It can be created by a simple motion and then move on its own until it returns to its natural, resting state. It can also be generated by a mechanical force that causes the vibrations on a […]

What is Kinetic Energy? In the world, there are many different kinds of energy. Each of these types of energy behave in different ways in different situations and can be generated or expelled in different ways as well. Kinetic energy is built up in an object by motion and can be defined as the energy […]