Materials Information
This page provides all the information related to the Materials. The information is split into the following sections.
Summary
- Manufacturer: Displays the name of the manufacturer
- Class: Displays the material class
- Material: Displays the material type
- Forms: Displays the forms of the material
- Special Characteristics: Displays the special characteristics of the material
- Discontinued: Displays the status of the material
- Type: Displays the product type as Raw material or Semi-finished product
- Additives: Displays the material additives
- Processing: Displays the processing attributes
Description
This section contains a general description associated with the material.
Chemical Resistance
This section contains the chemical resistance unit along strength, parameter and test result columns.
Chemical Analysis
This section contains the chemical analysis name for the material. This also provides the unit parameter along with min/max values for the chemical analysis.
Physical Properties
This section contains the physical properties of the material. The left column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max columns.
Electrical Properties
This section contains the electrical properties of the material. The Property column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max columns.
Mechanical Properties
This section contains the mechanical properties of the material. The Property column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max column
Impact Properties
This section contains the impact properties of the material. The Property column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max columns.
Processing Properties
This section contains the typical process values (e.g. melt and mould temperatures for injection moulding etc). The Property column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max columns
Thermal Properties
This section contains the thermal properties of the material. The Property column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max columns.
Other Properties
This section contains other property data not included in any of the other regular property fields. The Property column gives the specific property. The Test column gives the standard used to determine the property values. The Parameter column gives the parameters under which the test was carried out. The Unit column gives the unit of measurement. The Min and Max columns contain the test results. Only numerical values are searchable in the Min and Max columns.
Comparable Materials
This button is available under all the properties which are Physical, Electrical, Mechanical, Impact, Processing, Other and Thermal sections. Clicking on this button will open the search grid already filled with parameters taken from the record you are viewing.
Notes
This section contains information taken from the supplier about the type of material and it’s use. It may also contain explanations where necessary about other parts of the record. e.g. if the values in the Mechanical Properties field are only applicable to a certain size of material, then this will be explained in the Notes.
Application
It section contains the applications for which the material is normally used.
Suppliers
It section contains the names and countries of the manufacturers or suppliers producing the material contained in the record. Material Supplier names are links to supplier details page.