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The Importance of Fatigue Testing: Prevent Product Failures Early

From faster prototyping to ensuring long-term performance, fatigue testing is a critical step in product development across a variety of industries that rely on high-performance materials, like polymers, rubber compounds, and composites. When done properly, fatigue testing accelerates development by helping engineers make informed decisions about prototypes and designs.

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Innovative Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans Enable Lower Cost, More Efficient Benchtop Analysis of Atmosphere-Sensitive Materials

Milford, Massachusetts, January 22, 2025 – Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the launch of TGA Smart-Seal™ Pans from its TA Instruments Division. The innovative, self-opening sample container is designed to enable analysis of atmosphere-sensitive samples in laboratory benchtop-installed Discovery™ Series Thermogravimetric Analyzers (TGA).

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Material Analysis Techniques for Every Stage of Polymer Development

Polymers are everywhere, from components making up the electronic device you’re reading this on to life-saving medical devices, energy efficient solar panels, and lightweight aero or auto components. Material scientists and engineers continue to improve high-performance polymers for strength, durability, and stability under demanding applications.

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Understanding Storage and Loss Modulus with TA Instruments

In the world of material science, understanding the viscoelastic properties of materials is crucial for developing and optimizing products. Two key parameters in this context are storage modulus (E’ or G’) and loss modulus (E” or G”). These parameters provide insights into a material’s stiffness and damping characteristics, respectively, which are essential for applications ranging from polymers and pharmaceuticals to batteries and composites.

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself for Successful DSC Use

Differential Scanning Calorimetry is a thermal analysis technique commonly used to characterize materials across a broad array of applications including chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, polymers, and more. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measures the heat flow in a material as it is heated or cooled over a specified temperature range.

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