Supply chain shortages resulting from the reopening of businesses and lifting of COVID-19, among a myriad of other factors, have impacted the manufacture of medical…
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and Trichloroethylene (TCE) are chlorinated liquid hydrocarbons, primarily used as degreaser agents for the cold cleaning of fabricated metal parts. They serve as…
On December 20, 2022, 3M announced their plans to phase-out their Novec PFAS-based product lines by the end of 2025: “3M today announced it plans…
Their properties make them useful in jet engines and in firefighting foams, but also in more common products such as fast food wrappers where PFAS…
Tangential angle between the metallic base material to be soldered and the molten solder. The smaller the contact angle, the grea ter the wettability of…
The behavior of a binary alloy of metals A and B is described by a state diagram derived from the cooling curves of the alloy…
Commonly used test method in accordance with JIS Z 3197 (1986) Section 6.6.2. (IPC J STD 004 Test Methode IPC TM 650 2.3.32) for the…
Iron wire clad or plated with copper. If the connecting wires of capacitors or resistors are made of pure copper, they may bend during assembly…
A type of bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons. To indicate this, one simple C-H bond or the C-C double bond is…
Stands for Cu-plated wire. Also used commonly to refer to tin- or solder-coated wires. It is used as a connection wire for electronic equipment. Not…