1. The Effects of Sulfide Inclusions on Mechanical Properties and Failures of Steel Components

   • Joseph Maciejewski

   Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 20 February 2015 Pages: 169 - 178

   

2. Metallurgical Analysis Explains the Failure Mechanism of a Farm Tractor’s PTO + PTO’s Drive Shaft, Assisting in the Evaluation of Economical Consequences of Similar Events

   • Georgios Triantafyllidis
   • Dimitrios Zagkliveris
   • Panagiotis Koliotsas

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 22 January 2015 Pages: 179 - 183

   

3. Failure Investigation of a Final Super Heater Tube in a 140 MW Thermal Power Plant

   • Atanu Saha
   • H. Roy
   • A. K. Shukla

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 07 February 2015 Pages: 184 - 189

   

4. Corrosion-Initiated Rotating Bending Fatigue Failure of a Fertilizer Conveyor Belt Head Roller

   • P. Roffey

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 31 January 2015 Pages: 190 - 199

   

5. Analysis of a Failed Primary Superheater Tube and Life Assessment in a Coal-Fired Powerplant

   • M. N. Ilman
   • M. Prihajatno
   • Kusmono

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 07 February 2015 Pages: 200 - 204

   

6. Failure Analysis of an Inter-shaft Bearing of an Aero Gas Turbine Engine

   • R. K. Mishra
   • S. K. Muduli
   • S. I. Ahmed

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 14 February 2015 Pages: 205 - 210

   

7. Fatigue Cracking of a 3-MW Electric Motor Shaft

   • S. W. Stafford
   • L. Trueba Jr.

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 18 February 2015 Pages: 211 - 218

   

8. Bending Fatigue Failure of a Helical Pinion Bevel Gear

   • George A. Pantazopoulos

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 24 February 2015 Pages: 219 - 226

   

9. Investigation of Flame Blow-Out in a Low Bypass Military Turbofan Engine

   • R. K. Mishra
   • S. Kishorekumar
   • Sunil Chandel

   Case History---Peer-Reviewed 24 February 2015 Pages: 227 - 232

   

10. Product News

    News 19 February 2015 Pages: 233 - 234

11. Industry Updates

    News 24 February 2015 Pages: 235 - 239

    

12. Professional Resources

    News 24 February 2015 Pages: 240 - 240

    

13. Training

    Calendar 19 February 2015 Pages: 241 - 242

14. Events

    Calendar 24 February 2015 Pages: 243 - 245

15. Boiler Tubes Failures: A Compendium of Case Studies

    • Anees Malik
    • Abdelkader Meroufel
    • Saleh Al-Fozan

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 14 January 2015 Pages: 246 - 250

    

16. An Investigation of a Dryer Can Failure in a Paper Mill

    • M. Ananda Rao
    • M. V. Pavan Kumar

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 21 January 2015 Pages: 251 - 257

    

17. Characterization of Failed First-Stage Turbine Blade Cooling Passage of Gas Turbine Engine

    • Alaaeldin H. Mustafa

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 31 January 2015 Pages: 258 - 265

    

18. Polyvinyl Siloxane Molds for Nondestructive Surface Feature Metrology of Failed Joint Prostheses

    • Pooja Panigrahi
    • Kevin G. Schwartzman
    • Melinda K. Harman

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 14 January 2015 Pages: 266 - 271

    

19. Mechanism of Foreign Object Damage and Investigating Effect of Particle Parameters on Erosion Rate of a Rough Surface Using Experimental and Numerical Methods

    • J. Kadkhodapour
    • A. Pourkamali Anaraki
    • B. Taherkhani

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 30 January 2015 Pages: 272 - 281

    

20. Implementation of Six Sigma to Reduce Cost of Quality: A Case Study of Automobile Sector

    • Vinod G. Surange

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 07 February 2015 Pages: 282 - 294

    

21. Failure Analysis of High Strength Steel Bar Used in a Wind Turbine Foundation

    • Xinfeng Li
    • Jin Zhang
    • Xiaolong Song

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 05 February 2015 Pages: 295 - 299

    

22. Thermal Stress and Fracture of Friction-Welded Joint Between Pure Ni and Pure Al with Post-weld Heat Treatment

    • Masaaki Kimura
    • Akiyoshi Fuji
    • Shinya Itoh

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 05 February 2015 Pages: 300 - 310

    

23. Fatigue Fracture of Truck Diesel Engine Connecting-Rods

    • Zhi-wei Yu
    • Xiao-lei Xu

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 18 February 2015 Pages: 311 - 319

    

24. Contact Deformation Analysis of Elastic–Plastic Asperity on Rough Roll Surface in a Strip Steel Mill

    • Qiang Dong
    • Jian-guo Cao

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 18 February 2015 Pages: 320 - 326

    

25. Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Steel Bolts Failed After Isothermal Heat Treatment

    • Abdul Sattar
    • Musharaf Abbas
    • Yasir Baig

    Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed 18 February 2015 Pages: 327 - 333