Engineering the Future

The main sections of the museum are listed below;

Metal Fatigue
Manufacturing Faults
Bicycle Components
Corrosion
Polymers
Composite Materials

Tools of the trade, some ways to investigate problems;
Photoelasticity
Dye penetrant testing

Glossary
of materials engineering terms

Polymer Component Failures

Stress corrosion cracking of nylon 6,6

	A problem with stress corrosion cracking on a fuel return pipe on a diesel vehicle, allowed leakage of fuel that led to several road traffic accidents.
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Lead acid battery problem

	A problem with large lead-acid traction batteries for powering the locos on the railway system in Hong Kong, a fire had occurred in one of the batteries.
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Scissor handle failure

	A fracture to the injection moulded handle rendered these scissors unusable.
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Leaking car cooling water system

	Problems with an 'O' ring on a car cooling water system.
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