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Aluminium precision tube made in China
Cold drawn seamlesss tube
Cold drawn coil tube
For
Seawater desalination device
Power generation heat exchanger
Industrial refrigerant system
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:
Aluminium
tube in China
products & developments
Understanding materials choices, their
performance and selection
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 sets out to affirm
the value of material characterisation
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.”
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.
The white paper can be downloaded for
free at
Lucideon Ltd – UK
Pipeline identification tape
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
was also excellent. Silver Fox has
also independently tested Endurance
pipe ID tape for H2S, 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.
Silver Fox – UK