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Is the 3 body abrasion wear tester recommended only for metal specimen. Can it be used to test polymer nanocomposite coating applied over metal substrates ? The coating thickness would be under 200 micrometer roughly.

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Are there any good materials available to learn material characterization using SEM and TEM ?

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Which coating technique can be used to coat a circular specimen of diameter 3 mm ?

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Does trimethyl stearyl ammonium contain hydroxyl group ?

Can anyone give me the chemical formula of trimethyl stearyl ammonium ? Does it have hydroxyl group ? It is a quaternary ammonium but does stearyl group indicate that it has an hydroxyl group.

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What are the techniques to remove solvent from epoxy nanocomposites ?

Epoxy nanocomposites can be prepared by solution casting method. In order to get rid of the solvents what could be done ?

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How can I learn Design of Experiments quickly ?

Is there any book or website that allows you to learn DOE very quickly ? I know that Montgomery is a very good book. But I do not have sufficient time to go through that.

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