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Stamped retaining rings have a tapered radial width that decreases symmetrically from the center section to the free ends.

Depending on the predominant phase or phases in their microstructure, titanium alloys are categorized as alpha, alpha-beta, and beta.

Laminated plastics are a special form of polymer-matrix composite consisting of layers of reinforcing materials that have been impregnated with thermosetting resins, bonded together, and cured under heat and pressure.

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

The ability to construct accurate, easily modified models is helping make manufacturers more competitive.

Many factors enter into the selection of a sealant, not the least of which are final application and cost.

Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, is a malleable, iron-based metal containing carbon, small amounts of manganese, and other elements that are inherently present.

In most lip seals, increasing fluid pressure increases lip-contact pressure.

A linear dc motor, like a rotating dc motor, generates mechanical force by the interaction of current in conductors and magnetic flux provided by permanent rare-earth magnets.

Cylindrical roller bearings have high radial capacity.

Bearing torque is the moment required to overcome internal friction to start or maintain rotation of one ring while the other is stationary.

More-effective design software, high-speed machining, and better simulation could reshape the mold industry.

New developments let rotational molding compete with injection or blow molding.

This year's Grand Cherokee features a three-link rear suspension consisting of a central A-arm and two control arms.