White Papers ECTFE Properties Recently, I worked on a failure analysis of a part injection molded from a poly(ethylene:chlorotrifluoroethylene)…Jeffrey A. JansenApril 27, 2023
Publications Failure Analysis of Gasoline Storage Assemblies This paper was originally published and presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC in…Jeffrey A. JansenMarch 21, 2023
White Papers How Strong is Your Material? Do you know the true strength of your material? With plastics, that is a trick…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 20, 2023
White Papers The Importance of Crystallinity in Plastics Performance One of the fundamental characteristics of polymeric materials is the organization of their molecular structure.…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023
White Papers Temperature Dependence of Plastics: The Glass Transition The molecular structure of polymeric materials leads to temperature dependency and critical thermal transitions. This…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023
White Papers Identification of PVC in NBR using Thermogravimetric Analysis Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is a common thermal analysis technique that provides composition information for polymeric…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023
Publications Testing Beats Talking for Manufacturing Problems This article originally appeared in Appliance Manufacturer Magazine – March 2001. Failure analysis solves housing…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
White Papers Yellowing of Polycarbonate Because of the molecular structure of polycarbonate, the polymer is susceptible to yellowing through a…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
Publications Failure Analysis of an Outdoor Instrument Housing This paper was originally published and presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC in…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
White Papers Fractography: Crack Features Can Change as the Crack Propagates I completed a failure analysis on a safety clip, which had failed an impact test…Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023