1st Edition
Investigation of Aeronautical and Engineering Component Failures
By A. Venugopal Reddy
Copyright 2004
368 Pages
355 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
368 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Failure analysis has grown enormously in it scope and utility in recent years. Developments in materials characterization techniques have made the job of a failure analyst easier and more precise, but it still requires not only a strong background in materials science and engineering, but also practical experience--or at least a strong understanding of past failures. Investigation of Aeronautical... Read more
FAILURE ANALYSIS
Introduction
Qualities of Failure Analyst
Ethics in Failure Analysis
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Introduction
Tools in Failure Analysis
Techniques in Failure Analysis
FRACTURE FEATURE ANALYSIS
Introduction
Intergranular Fracture
Transgranular Fracture
Corrosion Induced Failures
Wear Related Failures
DEFICIENCIES IN DESIGN AND MATERIAL SELECTION
Introduction
Design Concepts and Concerns
Material Selection
MANUFACTURING DEFECTS
Introduction
Melting and Teeming Defects
Casting Defects
Metal Working Defects
Heat Treatment Defects
Defects Generated in Finishing Operations
OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE DEFECTS
Introduction
Maintenance Defects
SUMMARY
CASE STUDIES
Failures Due to Improper Material Selection & Heat Treatment
Fatigue Failures
Failures Due to Embrittlement
Failures Due to Overheating
Failures Induced by Corrosion
Failures Initiated by Wear
Introduction
Qualities of Failure Analyst
Ethics in Failure Analysis
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Introduction
Tools in Failure Analysis
Techniques in Failure Analysis
FRACTURE FEATURE ANALYSIS
Introduction
Intergranular Fracture
Transgranular Fracture
Corrosion Induced Failures
Wear Related Failures
DEFICIENCIES IN DESIGN AND MATERIAL SELECTION
Introduction
Design Concepts and Concerns
Material Selection
MANUFACTURING DEFECTS
Introduction
Melting and Teeming Defects
Casting Defects
Metal Working Defects
Heat Treatment Defects
Defects Generated in Finishing Operations
OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE DEFECTS
Introduction
Maintenance Defects
SUMMARY
CASE STUDIES
Failures Due to Improper Material Selection & Heat Treatment
Fatigue Failures
Failures Due to Embrittlement
Failures Due to Overheating
Failures Induced by Corrosion
Failures Initiated by Wear
Biography
Reddy\, A. Venugopal
"This handy volume of service failures is a readable document that can serve as a useful tutor to acolytes in the field of service failure analysis and as a helpful reference for the experienced materials engineer."
-From the Foreword by Prof. P. Rama Rao, Former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
"…presents the material treated in a clear and systematic matter…includes a plethora of micrographs and pictures of components in order to present the material described, and help readers acquire a better grasp of microstructural anomalies and fracture features… A collection of data in aeronautical failure analysis has been scarce in the technical literature, and in this regard the book provides a unique tool…the author has succeeded greatly in helping us improve our ability to analyze component failures."
-Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 52, Issue 4, 2005
"Venugopal Reddy proves that failure analysis is an absorbing exercise demanding depth and breadth in materials science and engineering. The author shows this through a compilation of personal investigative case studies, as well as a summary of the required knowledge and resources to be able to play in the field of failure analysis. …The book is well organized, thoughtfully written, and easy to follow."
-JOM On-line, Sept 6, 2005
