Understanding How Components Fail, 3rd Edition

One of the first books new engineers and technicians should read. This new edition of the perennial best seller preserves the core of the previous editions, focusing on the metallurgical and materials evaluation for failure mode identification. Comprehensive information covering the basic principles and practices are clearly explained.

Explanations of recent technical advances and new analysis tools have been added:

• Fatigue striation counting, modeling, and crack rate prediction
• Failures caused by microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
• Failures in elevated temperature environments

Contents

Introduction - Why Perform Failure Analysis?

Chapter 1 : Techniques of Failure Analysis
Chapter 2 : Mechanical Properties
Chapter 3 : Stress Versus Strength
Chapter 4 : Residual Stresses
Chapter 5 : Distortion Failures
Chapter 6 : Basic Single-Load Fracture Modes
Chapter 7 : Stress Systems Related to Single-Load Fracture of Ductile and Brittle Metals
Chapter 8 : Brittle Fracture
Chapter 9 : Ductile Fracture
Chapter 10 : Fatigue Fracture
Chapter 11 : Wear Failures - Abrasive and Adhesive
Chapter 12 : Wear Failures - Fatigue
Chapter 13 : Aqueous Corrosion Failures
Chapter 14 : Elevated - Temperature Failures
Chapter 15 : Fracture Mechanics

Appendix : Fracture Mechanics Concepts
Glossary
Index

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