Intro to Failure Analysis Dr. Zee shows what it takes to conduct a failure analysis.
How to remove samples properly for Failure Analysis There are various methods for sample removal, such as; acetylene torch, air arc, saw, trepan, or drill but each technique poses different challenges to failure analysis.
Chemical & Mechanical Damage to Paper-machine felts A major problem is that the suction intended to extract the water from the paper's surface similarly extracts other constituents (filler, aluminum etc.)
Guide Wire Failure Analysis Wires used to thread a catheter through a patient's arteiries.
Failure Analysis of blistering, peeling epoxy coatings Despite their good properties, polyamide epoxies have been observed to blister occasionally when subjected to prolonged water immersion.
Preventing Aircraft Corrosion Failures involving landing gear Using the wrong types of grease in aircraft landing gear actuators can lead to stress corrosion cracking and, in time, complete failure.
Failure analysis of outgassing defects in e-coatings Set of articles discussing certain precautions taken so that defects do not bubble through electrodeposition coatings, causing blister-like defects.
See also: Discovering outgassing defects in electrodeposition processes
Modeling robotic failure with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)Finite element software was used to calculate the stresses causing failure on a robotic component