Conclusion
A number of material failure modes were introduced in this article, including impact, spalling, wear, brinelling, thermal shock, and radiation damage. These mechanisms can affect metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites in various applications and in many different environments. Thus, it is important to take these failure modes into consideration during the design phases of a component or system in order to make appropriate materials selection decisions.
Part Three of this article will contain the final installment of failure modes. These will include uniform, galvanic, crevice, pitting, intergranular, and erosion corrosion; selective leaching/dealloying; hydrogen damage; stress-corrosion cracking; and corrosion fatigue.
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This article is Part Two of a three-part series on material failure modes being published in the MaterialEASE section of AMPTIAC Quarterly. Part One introduced the concept of material failure modes and covered fracture, ductile failure, elastic deformation, creep, and fatigue. This article continues the discussion with brief descriptions of impact, spalling, wear, brinelling, thermal shock, and radiation damage. The next article will complete the series on material failure modes, and the three articles taken together will make a valuable desk reference for any professional making material selection and design decisions.
— Benjamin D. Craig, editor, AMPTIAC Quarterly
Editor’s Note: Part One of this series was printed in the October 2005 issue of JFAP (vol. 5, no. 5). Part Three will be printed in the April 2006 issue (vol. 6, no. 2).
Reprinted with permission from AMPTIAC Quarterly, 2005, 9(2), pp. 11–15; http://amptiac.alionscience.com/quarterly.
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Craig, B.D. Material failure modes, part II: A brief tutorial on impact, spalling, wear, brinelling, thermal shock, and radiation damage. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 5, 7–12 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1361/154770205X76240
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