What Every Engineer Should Know About Material and Component Failure, Failure Analysis, & Litigation

This unique guide provides a fundamental overview of the principles of materials science and engineering (including the role of crystal structures and crystal imperfections in determining and controlling the properties of materials)...and integrates these fundamentals into a description of how materials, particularly metals, commonly fail, and how this failure can be examined in detail using modern analytical techniques. Nine case histories illustrate the litigation of liability claims that result from material and component failures, and demonstrate exactly how materials fundamentals and analytical tools are actually utilized by engineering experts and lawyers in litigating failure liability.
This vital work will prove an indispensable resource for industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, and materials engineers; attorneys involved in product liability litigation, or litigating cases involving failure or suspected failure of materials.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Fundamentals of Materials Systems
Chapter 3 : Materials Characterization
Chapter 4 : Materials Testing, Failure Analysis, and Fractography
Chapter 5 : Failure Prevention in Material Systems
Chapter 6 : Responsibility, Liability, and Litigation
Chapter 7 : Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index