ASM Handbook, Volume 11: Failure Analysis and Prevention

The new ASM Handbook, Volume 11: Failure Analysis and Prevention is a valuable resource for failure analysts, engineers, and technical personnel who are looking to identify the root cause(s) of failures and to prevent future failures. The editors and hundreds of authors and peer reviewers worked tirelessly to revise Volume 11 from its 2002 and 1986 editions with the goal to provide the “go-to” reference for those confronted with the failure of a machine or component. Volume 11 contains divisions devoted to the practice of failure analysis, tools and techniques, fatigue and fracture, environmental and corrosion-related failures, wear failures, and distortion. The emphasis is on general principles with the widest applicability to situations that the reader is likely to encounter. For the specific considerations associated with common types of components, the companion ASM Handbook, Volume 11A: Analysis and Prevention of Component and Equipment Failures, is scheduled for publication in 2021.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION TO FAILURE ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION Introduction to Failure Analysis and Prevention PRACTICE OF FAILURE ANALYSIS The Failure Analysis Process: An Overview How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation Determination and Classification of Damage Examination of Damage and Material Evaluation Nondestructive Evaluation Applications for Failure Analysis Bulk and Microscale Composition Analysis Microfractography and Metallography for Failure Analysis Mechanical Testing Stress Analysis and Fracture Mechanics Finite Element Modeling and Failure Analysis Modeling and Accident Reconstruction Data Review, Conclusions, and Report Preparation TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN FAILURE ANALYSIS Visual Examination and Photography in Failure Analysis Nondestructive Testing in Failure Analysis Quantitative Chemical Analysis of Metals Failure Analysis Metallographic Techniques in Failure Analysis X-Ray Diffraction Residual Stress Measurement in Failure Analysis Scanning Electron Microscopy X-ray Spectroscopy in Failure Analysis Chemical Characterization of Surfaces FATIGUE AND FRACTURE Fracture Appearance and Mechanisms of Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms and Appearances of Ductile and Brittle Fracture in Metals Fatigue Fracture Appearances Intergranular Fracture Monotonic Overload and Embrittlement Fatigue Failures Creep and Stress Rupture Failures Thermomechanical Fatigue: Mechanisms and Practical Life Analysis ENVIRONMENTAL AND CORROSION-RELATED FAILURES Analysis and Prevention of Environmental and Corrosion-Related Failures Forms of Corrosion Hydrogen Damage and Embrittlement Stress-Corrosion Cracking Liquid Metal and Solid Metal Induced Embrittlement High-Temperature Corrosion-Related Failures Biological Corrosion Failures WEAR FAILURES Fundamentals of Wear Failures Abrasive Wear Failures Adhesive Wear Failures Fretting Wear Failures Rolling Contact Fatigue Impact Wear Failures Corrosive Wear Failures Erosive Wear Failures Liquid Droplet Impingement Erosion DISTORTION Analysis of Distortion and Deformation REFERENCE INFORMATION Glossary of Terms