Research is often conducted to check material. Through good metal research you will learn more about the reliability, safety and durability of your materials, machines and installations.
Different ways of failure:
- Sudden overload leading to breakage
- Long-term failure due to cracking followed by
breakage - Fatigue
- Thermal fatigue
- Material degradation
- Creep
- Stress corrosion
- From the inside
- From the outside
Overload:
- brittle or chewy