Failure Analysis in Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2015) | Viewed by 103765
Special Issue Editors
Interests: miniaturised characterisation; thermo-mechanical fatigue; nickel superalloys (single crystals, polycrystalline materials); titanium alloys; failure analysis; non-destructive evaluation; fatigue; fatigue lifing; advanced manufacturing methods
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Interests: fatigue; creep; thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF); superalloys; lifing; nickel alloys; titanium alloys
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Failure analysis of engineering materials is critical to industrial applications, not only to provide answers as to why in-service failures may have occurred, but, more importantly, to enable evolution towards better products. Failure analysis may encompass a range of techniques, from simple optical examination to basic microscopy or even high performance scanning electron microscopy. It may also draw on a wide range of established or innovative techniques to describe materials parameters, such as surface finish, residual stress, grain size, etc. The aim may be to detect and evaluate localized reasons for a single engineering failure, or to quantify and understand repetition in failures, which could be related to underlying material behavior issues or mistakes made in the design phase of a particular component or part. Clearly however, as trends continue in a range of sectors towards higher performance/cost materials, the field of failure analysis will continue act as a critical enabler towards improved design and performance. For this Special Issue we encourage authors to publish research articles or comprehensive reviews on all topics relating to failure analysis of materials.
Dr. Mark T. Whittaker
Dr. Robert Lancaste
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Failure analysis
- microscopy
- fatigue
- reliability
- creep
- rupture
- overload
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