Blog Articles

Read our blog series for a short introduction into the fundamentals of mechanics and mechanical testing.

PLX-Portable: Achieving Industry-Leading Accuracy in Pipeline Material Verification
August2024
From Fragments to Answers: Exploring Alternatives to Hardness Numbers in Failure Analysis
June2024
2024 Research Competition - In Conversation with a Previous Winner: Dr Ilchat Sabirov
June2024
Hot Innovations: Exploring the Future of Aluminium Alloys with PLX-HotStage at BCAST
May2024
Bringing Clarity to Cambridge's Teaching of Mechanical Deformation: Unifying Theory and Practice
January2024
The Risky Business of AM Part Qualification: New Case Study
June2023
Maximising Insights, Minimising Sample Size: PIP Testing for Small Component Characterisation
June2023
Introducing CORSICA 4.0: The Latest Software Update
May2023
AM Part Qualification: Unblocking the Bottleneck of Additive Manufacturing
April2023
Pipeline Integrity Management Programmes & Mega Rule Compliance
April2023
PIP Testing - a Scalable Mega Rule Solution
November2022
Plastometrex in Houston – Introducing the Next Generation of Pipeline PMI
October2022
Surface Preparation of Samples
September2022
A Brief Overview of PIP
August2022
Health Checking Samples for PIP Testing
August2022
PIP Testing versus Hardness Testing
June2022
​​Printing Superalloys at The University of Oxford
March2022
Mechanical Testing Myths Debunked
September2021
Microstructure, Size Effects, and Anisotropy
May2021
Introduction to Indentation Plastometry
April2021
Necking & the Ultimate Tensile Strength
February2021
Uniaxial Tensile and Compressive Testing
December2020
Plastic Deformation of Metals
October2020
Hardness Numbers and Stress-Strain Curves
July2020
An Introduction to Stresses and Strains
May2020
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