Materials / Material Systems
The Importance of Materials Science and Material Engineering
Chemists and engineers have invented light weight materials with which to manufacture strong large and small parts. Electrical engineers have invented VLSI semiconductor chips, sensors, antenna and such based on materials technology and functional material combinations. And optical engineers employ material science to produce fiber optics cable crafted from glass, graded coatings and protective jacketing.
Clients seek material engineers and consultants when they are developing new products or having manufacturing problems. They seek help when parts fail and they need to understand fundamental mechanisms. CECON has hundreds of qualified consultants who are expert in the materials field, including metals, alloys, inorganic materials, ceramics, glass, plastics, polymers, elastomers, composites. Material science also includes physical chemical issues such as adhesion, flocculation, dispersion, wear, adhesion, lubricants and the strength and durability of materials.
CECON Consulting Expertise in Materials Science
Below is a short list of CECON experts in the material science area.
Strong, stiff, light weight materials and components, for example large filament would liquid storage vessels
Membranes for filtration, purification, RO, fuel cells
Biomaterials for artificial limbs, orthopedic implants, artificial organs
Additives for flame resistance, UV and thermal stability
Adhesives and sealants (solvent, water, hot melt, pressure sensitive)
Colloids, colloidal chemistry and surfactants
Corrosion and fluid resistance
Wear and friction
Fatigue testing
Ion exchange resins and membranes
Rheology, viscosity and shear response, stability and testing
Lubricants, oil, grease and friction modifiers
Failure analysis and fracture mechanics.
Thermodynamics