Tensile testing is what actually measures strength. It gives you yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and ductility ...

Heat treatment is an essential technique for influencing workpiece characteristics. Several industries focus on reliable part design to avoid breaking parts, e.g. by decreasing material weight and ...

Hardness testers measure a material's resistance to indentation. Hardness is a characteristic of a material, not a fundamental physical property. It is defined as the resistance to indentation, and it ...

Ceramic coatings are used in motorsports to protect against heat and wear. Image Credits: Marcin Krzyzaks/shutterstock.com Ceramic coatings are used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial ...