It is very common to investigate failures where the cause is the use of an…
Antoine Rios, Ph.D.January 19, 2023
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is a common thermal analysis technique that provides composition information for polymeric…
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 19, 2023
There has been a rash of failures involving chlorinated poly(vinyl chlorine)(PVC) pipes that were used…
Paul Gramann, Ph.D.January 19, 2023
The success of manufacturing and assembling of plastic parts depends heavily on the design of…
The Madison GroupJanuary 18, 2023
This article originally appeared in Appliance Manufacturer Magazine – March 2001. Failure analysis solves housing…
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
Because of the molecular structure of polycarbonate, the polymer is susceptible to yellowing through a…
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
This paper was originally published and presented at The Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC in…
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
I completed a failure analysis on a safety clip, which had failed an impact test…
Jeffrey A. JansenJanuary 16, 2023
In the first two parts of this series, we examined the underlying chemistry and some…
Bruce Davis, Ph.D.January 16, 2023