What is a Slip Joint?Slip Joints are mechanical joints that allow the contact surfaces of the pipes joined together to slip away from each other. When there is large thermal movement of pipe and...
Category: Piping Materials
Hooke’s Law: Statement, Equation, Graph, Applications, Limitations
What is Hooke's Law?Hooke's law is a principle of engineering mechanics and physics related to the properties of a material. There are basically two statements for Hooke's law; discovered by the...
Positive Material Identification or PMI is the non-destructive analysis of a metallic alloy to identify the constituent elements and their quantities. To ensure product or alloy quality as per...
Stress-Strain Curve is a graphical plot of a materials Stress and it's Strain. Stress is plotted on the Y-Axis and Strain is plotted on the X-axis. This Stress and Strain curve provides the relation...
Dye Penetration Test: Definition, Principles, Procedure, Standards, Advantages, and Disadvantages
Dye Penetration Test (DPT) is one of the simplest and oldest Non-Destructive Inspection methods. Also, known as the Liquid penetration test, the Dye penetrant test is widely used to detect surface...
Pressure Vessel Nozzles: Definition, Types, Allowable Loads and Design
A pressure vessel nozzle is an opening in the pressure vessel through which fluid enters or exits the pressure vessel. The Nozzle, in general, projects from the pressure vessel’s surface and ends...
