TPi March 2015

products & developments Understanding materials choices, their performance and selection

Through its offices and laboratories in the UK, USA and the Far East, Lucideon provides materials and assurance expertise to clients in a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, construction, ceramics and power engineering. The company aims to improve the competitive advantage and profitability of its clients by providing them with the expertise, accurate results and objective, innovative thinking that they need to optimise their materials, products, processes, systems and businesses.

in product and process develop- ment activities in technology-based industries, whilst sustaining the quality of manufacturing output. Also included in the paper are techniques, applications and case studies relevant to a wide range of industries. Dr Chris Pickles, consultant to Lucideon and author of the paper, commented, “Innovation in materials selection, development and application has been a feature of the acceleration in industrial achievement for many years. Lucideon has been immersed in this phenomenon, supporting the materials needs of clients throughout their developments. We continue to offer clients the unique combination of technique investment together with the skill and experience of our scientists, analysts, technologists and market- aware personnel.” Silver Fox’s Endurance ® pipeline identification tape has been successfully tested for 6,500 hours of accelerated UV ageing. The company recognises the importance of identification and labelling, and also understands that, once applied, the longevity of the ID tape not only saves time and money on replacements/ maintenance, but also supports possible health and safety issues, such as visible marking. Silver Fox uses quality material and extensively and independently tests its solutions. 6,500 hours of accelerated UV is equivalent to approximately 9.75 to 13 years external use in Northern European conditions, and 5.4 to 6.5 years in tropical regions. 32 different colours were tested to monitor and measure the effect of UV on each of the colours over time. The results, even after 6,500 hours, showed that all colours were clearly visible and the adhesion of the tape

Lucideon, an international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, has published a new white paper, ‘Understanding Materials Choices, Their Performance and Selection’. Over the past 25 years, progress in material-driven innovations and applications has enabled the global spread of technology and improvements in capability, in every area of business and industry. Central to this progress has been the improvement in the ability to define materials in terms of their composition, structure and performance evaluation. Together with material design and processing, these have been the foundation of successful new material applications.

The white paper can be downloaded for free at www.lucideon.com/testing

Lucideon Ltd – UK enquiries@lucideon.com www.lucideon.com Pipeline identification tape

The white paper sets out to affirm the value of material characterisation

was also excellent. Silver Fox has also independently tested Endurance pipe ID tape for H 2 S, salt mist spray, moisture resistance, and high and low temperatures. The company’s pipeline identification tape fully complies with British Standards 1710 and 4800, which are health and safety related. BS 1710 states that all pipes must be marked with the substance transported through them and, in some cases, direction of flow. This, along with the accompanying BS 4800 colour chart, defines the colour range that needs to be used. The pipeline ID tape also meets the international colour standard ISO14726: ‘Ships and Marine Technology – Identification Colours for the Content of Piping Systems’, and the ASME (ANSI) A13.1 2007 North American Pipe Marking Standard.

Aluminium tube in China

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WUXI HATAL ALUMINIUM CO., LTD No. 72, Zhouxin (E) Road, Binhu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214121, China

Tel: +86 510 85069506 Fax: +86 510 85061423 E-mail: sales@hatal.com.cn

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