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Cracked plastic part, brittle fracture boss design feature
Prevent Failure By Understanding Why Plastic Parts Crack Publications

Prevent Failure By Understanding Why Plastic Parts Crack

This article originally appeared in Plastics Engineering Magazine – April 2017 A variety of factors…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
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Effects of Biodiesel on Plastics Publications

Effects of Biodiesel on Plastics

This paper was originally published at the Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference 2013.…
Paul Gramann, PhD, PE
Paul Gramann, PhD, PEJanuary 3, 2023
Polymer plastic semicrystalline structure
Plastics: It’s All About Molecular Structure Publications

Plastics: It’s All About Molecular Structure

The characteristic properties exhibited by plastics are the direct result of the unique molecular structure…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Elastomeric and rubber parts
Comparing Thermoplastic Elastomers and Thermoset Rubber Publications

Comparing Thermoplastic Elastomers and Thermoset Rubber

This article originally appeared in Plastics Engineering Magazine – April 2016 Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Creep failure in plastic insert molding
Understanding Creep Failure Of Plastics Publications

Understanding Creep Failure Of Plastics

This article originally appeared in Plastics Engineering Magazine - July 2015 Continuous stress over long…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Another benefit of conducting a failure analysis is that it can provide valuable information to identify ways to improve products…
Root Cause Analysis: Success in Failure Publications

Root Cause Analysis: Success in Failure

Failure analysis-backed root cause analysis thwarts the tendency to “theorize before one has data” when…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Plastic part failure through molecular degradation
Plastic Failure Through Molecular Degradation Publications

Plastic Failure Through Molecular Degradation

This article originally appeared in Plastics Engineering Magazine – January 2015 Multiple mechanisms can attack…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Identifying Failures and Ensuring Quality of Plastics Using FTIR Publications

Identifying Failures and Ensuring Quality of Plastics Using FTIR

This article originally appeared in Appliance Design Magazine – April 2014 Making high quality products…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Plastics Characterization failure analysis ftir dsc TGA
Characterization of Plastics in Failure Analysis Publications

Characterization of Plastics in Failure Analysis

This chapter originally appeared in Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics, published by ASM in…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Environmental stress cracking (ESC) plastic hinge
Environmental Stress Cracking – THE PLASTIC KILLER Publications

Environmental Stress Cracking – THE PLASTIC KILLER

This article originally appeared in Advanced Materials & Processes - June 2004 Environmental stress cracking…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
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