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Material Failure topics include: Failure fundamentals, ductile and brittle fracture, fracture mechanics, fatigue, fracture tests, creep and high temperature alloys.
Material failure is a technical term in engineering that describes when a material used in a design no longer performs its intended purpose. It can be caused by a number of factors, including: Stress concentration: When the load on a material is unevenly distributed Corrosion: The gradual degradation of a material's properties due to chemical reactions with its environment Incorrect material selection
Material failure can be distinguished into two broad categories: Microscopic failure: This type of failure is defined in terms of crack initiation and propagation. Macroscopic failure: Load carrying capacity and energy storage capacity are equivalently defined as macroscopic material failure. Experts typically characterize material failures as brittle, ductile, fatigue, embrittlement, or environmentally related failures.
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