Front Cover; Engineering Applications of Fracture Analysis; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; NOMENCLATURE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. THE BRITTLE FRACTURE STORY; INTRODUCTION; CONDITIONS FOR FRACTURE; FRACTURE CONTROL; FRACTURE MECHANICS; SERVICE FAILURES; SECTION 1. Some Problems of Fracture; CHAPTER 2. FRACTURES IN SPRINGS OF STEEL STRIP; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; FRACTURING DURING SPRING FABRICATION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. METALLURGICAL FAILURES IN THE MINING INDUSTRY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CASE HISTORY 1: FAILURE IN A HIGH ENERGY OUTPUT HYDRAULIC ROCKDRILL

CASE HISTORY 2: FAILURE IN RAISE BORER DRILL RODACKNOWLEDGEMENT; CHAPTER 4. PROGRESS IN EXTENDING THE LIFE OF STEEL COMPONENTS EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE INCENTIVE FOR ECONOMY AND IMPROVEMENT; COMPONENT DESIGN; MATERIALS; CASE STUDIES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; CHAPTER 5. UNUSUAL FRACTURES IN THE MINING INDUSTRY; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; FRACTURE OF A DOUBLE DRUM SHAFT FOR KOPPERS HOIST; FRACTURE OF A JOB1S BRIDLE; FRACTURE OF A MANTLE IN A SHORT-HEAD CRUSHER; SECTION 2. Understanding Fracture

CHAPTER 6. THE STRENGTH AND FRACTURE OF TWO-PHASE ALLOYS-A COMPARISON OF TWO ALLOY SYSTEMSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; COMMENTS AND SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. FAILURE BY FATIGUE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; UNDERSTANDING FATIGUE; ANALYSING FATIGUE; FACTORS AFFECTING FATIGUE; DESIGNING AGAINST FATIGUE; CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 8. ON THE MICROSTRUCTURAL CONTROL OF THE FRACTURE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN WEAR; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; REQUIREMENTS FOR CAVITATION EROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS -- A RATIONALE; OBSERVED MODES OF MICROFRACTURE

RELATIONSHIP OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES TO EROSION RESISTANCECOMMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 9. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EVALUATION OF STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SOME EXAMPLES OF STRESS CORROSION CRACKING WHICH CAN OCCUR IN METAL SURFACES THAT ARE IN TENSION; GENERAL FINDINGS ON STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; CAUTION IN APPLYING METHODS TO PREVENT SCC; THE SABS AMD STRESS COREOSION CRACKING; CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. FACTORS CONTROLLING HAZ AND WELD METAL TOUGHNESS IN C-Mn STEELS; ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTIONTOUGHNESS OBSERVATIONS; THE TRANSFORMED (OR VISIBLE) HAZ; THE SUBCRITICAL HAZ; OTHER FACTORS; WELDING PROCEDURAL AND TESTING FACTORS; INTRODUCTION; IMPROVING RESISTANCE TO CLEAVAGE FRACTURE; IMPROVING RESISTANCE TO MICR0V0ID COALESCENCE; OTHER FACTORS INCLUDING WELDING PROCEDURE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; SECTION 3. ASolving Fracture Problems-The Tools Available; CHAPTER 11. DESIGN AND THE PREVENTION OF METALLURGICAL FAILURES; ABSTRACT; KEY WORDS; INTRODUCTION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; CODE A TOOL FOR SAFETY; CODE -- A CONCEPT TO LIMIT FAILURE; CODES -- IN CLOSE-UP

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