NHML Engineering & Materials Testing Resources
New Hampshire Materials Laboratory has developed a number of specialized reports and articles dealing with various engineering problems that it has investigated over the years. Wide ranging in scope, they may provide you with valuable information or background on your existing problem, or may provide you with knowledge about some work you may be doing in the future. And be sure to review our industry definitions if you need assistance with terminology.
- A Design Engineer's Checklist: Know Your Steel & Heat Treatment
- A Design Engineer's Checklist: Proper Application of Plastics
- Aluminum Extension Ladders: Engineering & Construction
- Analytical Techniques for Paint & Coating System Failures
- Burn Pattern in Vehicle Fires: Forensic Analysis
- Choosing a Stainless Steel for Hardness and Corrosion Resistance
- Cutting Through Metal Corrosion: Tips for Addressing Rust, Pitting and other forms of Metal Corrosion
- Defective Welds: Revealing Welding Flaws through Visual Inspection
- Ductile & Brittle Fracture
- Electroless Nickel Plating
- Embrittlement of Steels
- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy in the Materials Lab
- Glass Vial Sprinkler Accidents
- Gunk! A Cry for Help
- Hard Chromium Plating
- Hardness Testing
- High Cycle Fatigue
- Hot Isostatic Pressing
- Hydrolysis of Fiberglass
- Is Your Solder Bath... All Wet?
- Making Money: Is That Really Necessary?
- Managing Hydrogen in Metals
- Martensite in Austenitic Stainless Steel Welds
- Paper Rolls
- Polycarbonate: High-Performance Engineering Thermoplastic
- Rusting by Stainless Steels
- Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)
- Stuck Intake Valves and Ethanol in Gasoline
- Tips on Welding Cast Iron
- Vehicle Fluids
- Industry Definitions
- ASTM Testing Methods
Industry Links:
- American Society for Testing & Materials
- American Welding Society
- Bodycote IMT
- Industrial Research Institute
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Maine Metals Products Association
- Society of Automotive Engineers
Chemical Analysis Techniques:
- Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
- Auger Electron Spectroscopy
- Classical Wet Analytical Chemistry
- Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
- High-Temperature Combustion
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
- Infrared Spectroscopy
- Liquid Chromatography
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Optical Emission Spectroscopy
- Ultraviolet / Visible Absorption Spectroscopy
- X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Latest Resources
- April 2, 2008 - Glass Vial Sprinkler Accidents – If any of your sprinklers has a glass vial please read on since this article discusses the unexpected release of an enormous amount of water when one of these sprinklers trips.
- April 1, 2007 - Embrittlement of Steels – Practical advice on the embrittlement of steels and new steels that can enhance the performance of critical mechanical parts.
- May 1, 2006 - Hydrolysis of Fiberglass – Hydrolysis Failures of Fiberglass: delamination, blistering & bleeding.
- June 1, 2005 - High Cycle Fatigue
Latest Newsletters
- April 1, 2008 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 25 – Glass Vial Sprinkler Accidents & Passivation
- April 1, 2007 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 24 – Embrittlement of Steels
- May 1, 2006 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 23 – Hydrolysis of Fiberglass
- June 1, 2005 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 22 – High Cycle Fatigue