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According to a report recently published by Fortune Business Insights,1 market demand for vehicle electrification was estimated at 8.6 million units in 2018. This market is projected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate of 21.1% in the forecast period, 2019-2026 and reach 40.6 million units by 2026. A big part of this market is...

Evaluation of plastic weld quality is a multi-industry challenge. Typical methods of weld evaluation such as mechanical or leak testing can determine whether a weld can accommodate a defined application requirement, but do not indicate whether the weld itself is good. A good weld is one in which the polymer chains from either side have...

Qualifying very thick steel and new steels for use in construction, shipbuilding, pipes, and heavy equipment is not easy. Charpy tests are usually used, but the resulting data is not always consistent. Bill Mohr, EWI Principal Engineer for Structural Integrity, has conducted a study of crack specimens with splits. His work shows that Charpy and...