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Surface Conditioning

11/06/2009 by AKsrey
We have a vessel subject to pitting and crevice corossion due to the occassional presence of chlorides. A weld overlay is used to build up areas wher...
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Last comment 11/06/2009 by Guest
 

Wax for Coating Corrugated Board?

11/06/2009 by mr ink
Does anyone know the formula or procedure for making wax to coat corrugated board.
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Last comment 11/07/2009 by Mag
 

How to Decrease the Lead Content in Babbitt Alloys

11/05/2009 by MM1350
Hi I have a babbitt alloy with the chemical composition of 83% Sn, 7% Sb, 6%Cu and 4% Pb (by weight). Please guide me how I can decrease Pb a...
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Last comment 11/07/2009 by Milo
 

Gasket / O-Ring Material for Caustic Soda 50%

11/05/2009 by sathilkar
We have caustic soda dosing system having CPC and GRP piping. The neoprene rubber gaskets and the Orings on the piping joints keep failing. Can anyone...
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Last comment 11/06/2009 by Sonave Sunsets
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Coatings & Surface Engineering

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Battle Brewing Over Our Energy Future?

11/01/2009 Alternative energies, clean coal, natural gas, sustainable bio-fuels — talk about our energy future is non-stop and sometimes contradictory, wit...
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Last comment 11/03/2009 by Guest
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Plastics & Resins Blog

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Can We Do Both?

10/30/2009 The Badana Project intends to use banana crop waste to create plastic. Other industries are using corn or other cash crops to create plastic. Will t...
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Last comment 10/31/2009 by s.udhayamarthandan

Government Whimsey?

09/15/2009 As iconic as the bird is, does it belong among the likes of the peregrine falcon and the great blue heron as an official city bird? Is it a good idea...
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Chemical Manufacturing

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Are Chemicals Truly on an Upswing?

10/30/2009 Recent articles point to an upswing in the chemicals industry. Data now suggests that the chemicals industry is successfully emerging from the global...
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Last comment 11/02/2009 by s.udhayamarthandan

The Benefits of REACH

10/03/2009 Recent articles focus on the challenges of implementing REACH initiatives and the potential benefits which could be acquired though compliance. Compli...
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Last comment 10/05/2009 by danman285
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Oil & Gas Technology

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Chasing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

10/20/2009 A study published by the Environmental Law Institute claims that between 2002 and 2008, government subsidies to fossil fuel producers exceeded $72 bil...
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Last comment 10/28/2009 by ca1ic0cat

Fracturing Fear

09/16/2009 The Marcellus Shale has the potential to supply a large portion of domestic natural gas needs for many years; it also has the misfortune of lying acro...
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Last comment 09/17/2009 by Tippycanoe
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Metals & Alloys

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Is it Easy Building Green?

10/18/2009 The virtues of "green buildings" using metal components were the talk of the recent METALCON trade show. But what do you feel are the trade offs betwe...
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Last comment 10/21/2009 by bwire

Running the numbers

09/12/2009 Recent articles talk about the environmental friendliness of aluminum cans and their recycling. But do you think other metals or materials can be made...
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Last comment 10/27/2009 by Milo
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Glass, Ceramics, Fibers & Fabrics

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Future Fiber: Natural or Man-made?

10/12/2009 According to the recently concluded Man-Made Fibers Congress in Dornbirn, Austria, synthetic and manmade fibers will play an increasingly important ro...
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Last comment 10/12/2009 by phoenix911
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Plastics Fabrication

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Could Crude Solution Work?

10/12/2009 Despite the best recycling efforts the tonnage of plastic waste worldwide remains mind-boggling. One company's proprietary process proposes an obvious...
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November 6, 1944 – Plutonium Production Begins

11/06/2009 posted in "On This Day" In Engineering History
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On this day in engineering history, the Hanford Atomic Facility first produced weapons-grade plutonium for the Manhattan Project, a top-secret eff...
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Fact or Fiction? Uncommon Uses for Household Items (Part 2)

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What do you get if you mix horseradish and olive oil? How about vinegar and honey? In Part 1 of this series, we examined some unconventional uses...
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Fact or Fiction? Uncommon Uses for Household Items (Part 1)

02/09/2009 posted in The Y Files
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Who knew? That was subject line of a mysterious message that landed in my Inbox this morning. The sender of the email was no stranger to me, but t...
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January 15, 1967 – From Super Ball to Super Bowl

01/15/2009 posted in "On This Day" In Engineering History
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On this day in engineering history, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35 – 10 in the first AFL-NFL World Cha...
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The Middle School Mercury Mystery (Part 4)

12/19/2008 posted in The Y Files
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Where would a 14-year old boy acquire enough liquid mercury to close down his school, send his younger sister to the hospital, and condemn his fam...
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