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Generally, nonrotating wire contacts on screw-terminated connectors handle 12 through 30 awg solid or stranded wire.

Polyetherimide (PEI) is an amorphous engineering thermoplastic characterized by high heat resistance, high strength and modLilus, excellent electrical properties that remain stable over a wide range of temperatures and frequencies, and excellent processibility.

Most mechanical-drive systems use springs and parts such as retaining clips and spring washers.

The most transportable and rugged sources of power are IC engines.

In the iron-carbon alloy system, an important phase transformation takes place between about 1,300 and 1,600°F.

A gate turn-off switch, also known as a gate-controlled switch (GCS) or gate turn-off thyristor (GTO), is similar to an SCR but can be turned off by a negative signal on the gate terminal.

Many new materials have been developed, but steel remains the principal construction material for automobiles, appliances, and industrial machinery.

The main difference between pumps and compressors is that the fluid delivered by compressors -- air -- is compressed and under pressure at the time it is delivered, even if there is no load on the system.

Originally, rubber meant the material obtained from the rubber tree Hevea Brasiliensis.

Plate or anchor nuts have one or more lugs projecting from the base of the threaded body.

This chapter covers representative general-purpose relays used in the control circuits of most industrial, commercial, and consumer products.

Welding allows parts to coalesce along their contacting surfaces by applying heat, pressure, or both, and often adding a filler material.

Software for performing meaningful analysis increasingly shows up on the desktops of design engineers.

Bottoming or shouldering of studs should be avoided by driving them only to a predetermined depth.