First US use of a steel compression sleeve for pipeline repair confirmed nearly 7 years of Canadian and Mexican experience that the method can permanently repair longitudinal defects on an operating ...

The Combined Loading Compression (CLC) test method was standardized by ASTM in 2001, as ASTM D6641 1. During the past 10 years it has become the most-used compression test method for composite ...

Many mechanical tests of composite materials require the compression loading of a test fixture. These include not only compression test methods, but also many shear, flexure, curved-beam strength, ...

Stainless steel is used across industries, as it is strong and resistant to corrosion. But not all stainless steel is the same. There are over 50 recognized stainless steel grades, generally grouped ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a kind of rechargeable battery that is charged or discharged through desorption or insertion of lithium ions (Li +) from or into the active material structure. In recent ...