Understanding How Components Fail

If you are involved with failure analysis, this is the basic book you need. Basic principles and practices are clearly explained, with numerous examples featuring commonly used metals, parts, and service environments. The classic first edition has been widely used as a primer for those who need to undertake failure investigations. The updated second edition provides expanded coverage of many important failure analysis concepts and analytical techniques. Contents: Techniques of Failure Analysis, Distortion Failure, Basic Single-Load Fracture Modes, Stress Systems Related to Single-Load Fracture of Ductile and Brittle Metals, Mechanical Properties, Stress vs. Strength, Residual Stresses, Brittle Fracture, Ductile Fracture, Fatigue Fracture, Wear, Corrosion Failure, High-Temperature Failure, Fracture Mechanics; Glossary; Index.