Polymers are often employed in engineering designs because of their ability to damp out shock and vibration. A material’s ability to elastically store energy is characterized by the storage modulus (E ...

Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical says it will spend $1 billion to build an integrated polyvinyl chloride complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Shin-Etsu plans to build the complex on one of the three ...

Potassium chloride is a supplement that can treat low potassium levels or hypokalemia. Possible benefits of potassium chloride include reducing high blood pressure, reducing the risk of heart disease, ...

Calcium chloride is the most effective and least expensive cold weather accelerator for concrete. But its use may be limited by building codes or prohibited by some specifications. Contractors then ...

A chloride blood test measures the levels of chloride in the blood. High levels of chloride cause hyperchloremia. Low levels of chloride cause hypochloremia. Chloride is an electrolyte that helps ...