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Polycarbonate fracture surface - tear mechanical overload
Fractographic Characterization of Polycarbonate Failure Modes Publications

Fractographic Characterization of Polycarbonate Failure Modes

This paper was originally published and presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers' ANTEC in…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
Plastic molecule failure
Types of Plastic Component Failure White Papers

Types of Plastic Component Failure

If you know me, have heard one of my presentations, or read my papers, you…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 3, 2023
T-Rex aquarium
When Acrylic Aquariums Fail Publications

When Acrylic Aquariums Fail

A modified article that was originally published in Plastics Today July 13, 2018 The outstanding…
Paul Gramann, PhD, PE
Paul Gramann, PhD, PEJanuary 3, 2023
– Axial striations on the outside a failed CPVC pipe exposed to a mixture of water and bio-glycerin.
Effects of Glycerin Antifreeze on CPVC Pipe Publications

Effects of Glycerin Antifreeze on CPVC Pipe

This paper was originally published at the Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference 2013.…
Paul Gramann, PhD, PE
Paul Gramann, PhD, PEJanuary 2, 2023
plastic fatigue curves
Failure of Thermoset Versus Thermoplastic Materials Publications

Failure of Thermoset Versus Thermoplastic Materials

This paper was originally published at the Society of Plastics Engineers TOPCON Conference 2005. Abstract…
Paul Gramann, PhD, PE
Paul Gramann, PhD, PEJanuary 1, 2023
Factors in plastic part performance
Finding Fault: Impartial Failure Analysis Needed to Solve Part Problems Publications

Finding Fault: Impartial Failure Analysis Needed to Solve Part Problems

This article originally appeared in Appliance Design Magazine – January 2006. When a component failure…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 1, 2023
Investigating Acrylic Aquarium Failures White Papers

Investigating Acrylic Aquarium Failures

The presentation highlights that numerous large acrylic aquariums have failed in public and residential settings,…
Paul Gramann, PhD, PE
Paul Gramann, PhD, PEDecember 29, 2022
Cylinder under tension loading
Cracking is a Stress Relief Mechanism White Papers

Cracking is a Stress Relief Mechanism

Why Cracking is Simply a Response to Stress At its core, every crack tells a…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenDecember 29, 2022
Black rubber O-rings
O-ring Failure Modes White Papers

O-ring Failure Modes

Recently, it seems I have worked on a number of failures within O-rings, exploring the…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenDecember 29, 2022
Plastic part molded-in metal insert
Case Studies of Plastic Failures Associated with Metal Fasteners Publications

Case Studies of Plastic Failures Associated with Metal Fasteners

This paper was originally published and presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC in…
Jeffrey A. Jansen
Jeffrey A. JansenDecember 29, 2022
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