Stiffening components

The product has established itself as stiffening component in the finishing of imitation linen composed of rayon staple. 

Thin sheet metal or composite panel work often requires increased stiffness and this is now commonly achieved by bonding an appropriate stiffening component to the reverse side of the panel. Many designs do not take account of the high edge... 

The material in use as of the mid-1990s in these components is HDPE, a linear polymer which is tough, resiUent, ductile, wear resistant, and has low friction (see Olefin polymers, polyethylene). Polymers are prone to both creep and fatigue (stress) cracking. Moreover, HDPE has a modulus of elasticity that is only one-tenth that of the bone, thus it increases the level of stress transmitted to the cement, thereby increasing the potential for cement mantle failure. When the acetabular HDPE cup is backed by metal, it stiffens the HDPE cup. This results in function similar to that of natural subchondral bone. Metal backing has become standard on acetabular cups. 

Structural baghouses are limited to very large baghouses. All structural components are fabricated as separate panels with formed flanges. The panels are bolted or welded in the field. These flanged joints serve as stiffeners to the hoppers, plenum, tube sheets, and baghouse enclosures. 

External pressure stresses. Stresses due to external pressure shall be considered safe when the wall thickness of the piping component, and its means of stiffening meet the requirements of the pressure design of components defined by the ASME B31.3 code. 

The fuel lines onboard flexible fuel vehicles using ethanol will typically be designed to accommodate methanol fuels and should be more than adequate for ethanol. Most fuel system components designed for gasoline are likely also to be compatible with ethanol. In a test of a 1994 model fuel injected vehicle, only slight stiffening of the fuel line was observed [3.11]. No other materials compatibility problems were observed in the fuel system. 

Plants and some algae store food in the form of starch. In plants, starch is mainly found in seeds, roots, and tubers as well as in stems, leaves, fruits, and even pollen. Grain seeds, such as corn kernels, contain up to 75% starch. Therefore, it is an important component of the carbohydrates in the diet and a very good source of energy for the body. Starch is found in foods such as cereal, pasta, and potatoes, and cornstarch is used to thicken sauces. Laundry starch is a liquid form of starch used to stiffen the collars and sleeves of shirts. An advantage of using it is that dirt and sweat will stick to the starch instead of the shirt textile fibers, with the result that collar rings are easily washed away with the starch. 

The key components in all sophisticated biological materials are the macromolecules that the cells produce and subsequently incorporate into the material. These include proteins, glycoproteins, proteoglycans, lipid assemblies and polysaccharides. Many biological materials are composed almost entirely of these assembled macromolecules. Common examples are the cuticles of many insects, the skin and tendons of vertebrates or the silk of spider webs. A very widespread adaptation is to stiffen the material by the introduction of a mineral phase. Common mineralized biological materials include the shells of mollusks, the carapaces of crustaceans, and the bones and teeth of vertebrates. Many of them are composite materials and are known to possess remarkable mechanical properties, especially when taking into account that they form at ambient temperatures and pressures, and that their mineral components are often commonplace materials with rather poor natural mechanical properties... 

A mixed monolayer consisting of stearic acid (9.9%), palmitic acid (36.8%), myristic acid (3.8%), oleic acid (33.1%), linoleic acid (12.5%), and palmitoleic acid (3.6%) produces an expanded area/pressure isotherm on which Azone has no apparent effect in terms of either expansion or compressibility (Schuckler and Lee, 1991). Squeeze-out of Azone from such films was not reported, but the surface pressures measured were not high enough for this to occur. The addition of cholesterol (to produce a 50 50 mixture) to this type of fatty acid monolayer results in a reduction of compressibility. However, the addition of ceramide has a much smaller condensing effect on the combined fatty acids (ratio 55 45), and the combination of all three components (free fatty acids/cholesterol/ceramide, 31 31 38) produces a liquid condensed film of moderate compressibility. The condensed nature of this film therefore results primarily from the presence of the membrane-stiffening cholesterol. In the presence of only small quantities of Azone (X = 0.025), the mixed film becomes liquid expanded in nature, and there is also evidence of Azone squeeze-out at approximately 32 mN m. ... 

BURCO FINISH 55 is used primarily in finishing baths for fabric stiffening. It is a very efficient and economical hand builder. It tends to produce a stiff, full leathery hand as opposed to the thin, crisp hand produced by polyvinyl alcohol and starch derivatives. Being nonionic in nature, it is highly compatible with a wide variety of resins, softeners, catalysts and other finishing bath components. 

Increases in properties are often associated with the extraction of components from the glove material by the pesticide formulation. The stiffening of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves due to extraction of plasticizer is an examjie. 

Cholesterol is a vital component of the cell membrane. Its hydrophobic carbon chain is embedded in the interior of the lipid bilayer, and its hydrophilic hydroxy group is oriented toward the aqueous exterior (Figure 4.21). Because its tetracyclic carbon skeleton is quite rigid compared to the long floppy side chains of a phospholipid, cholesterol stiffens the cell membrane somewhat, giving it mote strength. 

---