Failure Prevention Through Education: Getting to the Root Cause

Design, manufacturing, maintenance, and operating professionals often do not have the opportunity for meaningful dialoge. Even when a complete failure analysis is performed, insights gained about how to improve a process or material specification is often not relayed back to the designers. Many failures could be prevented if those responsible for making critical decisions had more information, especially regarding previous problems. This May 2000 conference brought together product designers and materials engineers to share knowledge gained over the last 20 years in fractography, stress analysis, and interdisciplinary approaches to engineering in general and failure analysis in particular.Contents: The Roots of Failure Interdisciplinary Failure Analysis Keeping 'an open mind' During Root Cause Analysis Legal Definitions of Failure for Designers and Manufacturers Codes, Standards and Test Methods Comprehensive Failure Analysis on a Complex System Critical Factors in the Design Process New Tools for Design Failure Modes and Effects Credibility Analysis Scientific Materials Selection Processes Materials Specification and Failure Case Histories Characteristics of Castings and Forgings Working with Heat Treaters Using the Right Material to 'Make It Like the Drawing' Machining Issues Finishing Processes Unanticipated Service Conditions Reliability Service Conditions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871706989
• ISBN13: 9780871706980
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Asm Intl
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.