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DTIC ADA219747: Failure Analysis Handbook

Aircraft service failures of any type, from a simple rivet failure to complete engine failure, have the potential to result in loss of the aircraft and personnel. Accurate determination of the cause of the failure may yield information that will prevent similar future failures from occurring. It is helpful for the investigator to have a data base of known failure modes to draw from in forming his conclusions. The objective of this program was to update and augment the two primary Air Force failure analysis handbooks, Electron Fractography Handbook and SEM/TEM Fractography Handbook, published in 1965 and 1975, respectively, with a new 'Failure Analysis Handbook.' The new handbook includes fractography of alloys and conditions not previously covered in other handbooks. The handbook also is a guide for procedures and lists other sources of information. Keywords: Transmission electron microscopy; Scanning electron microscopy; Fracture/fatigue mechanics; Steel; Nickel alloys; Cleavage; Metallography; Decohesive rupture; Titanium alloys; Photomicrography; Military aircraft equipment failure.

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