Metallurgy of Failure Analysis
Published on 16. April 1997
Book
Hardback
354 pages
978-0-07-015804-7 (ISBN)
Description
Complete Investigative Toolkit for Metal Failure-Design or ProcessWhether the problem is corrosion on the working surfaces of valuable or life-essential machinery, breakdowns in linchpin equipment, or life-threatening faults in air- or spacecraft, the causes must be found so that future disasters may be prevented. Metallurgy of Failure Analysis puts the tools for finding the answers in your hands. A complete guide to all types of metal failure, both design and process, it features: coverage of faults due to casting, forging, welding, machining, and heat treatment; analysis of the concepts and mechanisms of fatigue, stress corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, and more; remedial measure for corrosion, overload, fatigue, and wear; investigative procedures including destructive, nondestructive, and fractographic analysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
105 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-015804-7 (9780070158047)
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Content
Introduction.Defects: Types and Characteristics.Procedural Steps for Investigation.Failure: Types and Characteristics.Techniques of Failure Analysis.Concepts and Mechanism of Failure.In-Process Failure: Case Studies.Service Failure: Case Studies.Chemistry and Metallurgical Behaviour.References.Glossary.Index.