ASM Handbook, Volume 11

• INTRODUCTION TO FAILURE ANALYSIS AND PREVENTIONIntroduction to Failure Analysis and PreventionPRACTICE OF FAILURE ANALYSISThe Failure Analysis Process: An OverviewHow to Organize and Run a Failure InvestigationDetermination and Classification of DamageExamination of Damage and Material EvaluationNondestructive Evaluation Applications for Failure AnalysisBulk and Microscale Composition AnalysisMicrofractography and Metallography for Failure AnalysisMechanical TestingStress Analysis and Fracture MechanicsFinite Element Modeling and Failure AnalysisModeling and Accident ReconstructionData Review, Conclusions, and Report PreparationTOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN FAILURE ANALYSISVisual Examination and Photography in Failure AnalysisNondestructive Testing in Failure AnalysisQuantitative Chemical Analysis of Metals Failure AnalysisMetallographic Techniques in Failure AnalysisX-Ray Diffraction Residual Stress Measurement in Failure AnalysisScanning Electron MicroscopyX-ray Spectroscopy in Failure AnalysisChemical Characterization of SurfacesFATIGUE AND FRACTUREFracture Appearance and Mechanisms of Deformation and FractureMechanisms and Appearances of Ductile and Brittle Fracture in MetalsFatigue Fracture AppearancesIntergranular FractureMonotonic Overload and EmbrittlementFatigue FailuresCreep and Stress Rupture FailuresThermomechanical Fatigue: Mechanisms and Practical Life AnalysisENVIRONMENTAL AND CORROSION-RELATED FAILURESAnalysis and Prevention of Environmental and Corrosion-Related FailuresForms of CorrosionHydrogen Damage and EmbrittlementStress-Corrosion CrackingLiquid Metal and Solid Metal Induced EmbrittlementHigh-Temperature Corrosion-Related FailuresBiological Corrosion FailuresWEAR FAILURESFundamentals of Wear FailuresAbrasive Wear FailuresAdhesive Wear FailuresFretting Wear FailuresRolling Contact FatigueImpact Wear FailuresCorrosive Wear FailuresErosive Wear FailuresLiquid Droplet Impingement ErosionDISTORTIONAnalysis of Distortion and DeformationREFERENCE INFORMATIONGlossary of Terms

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