Forensic Engineering White Papers

Read our useful whitepapers on specific topics to further your understanding.

Laboratory Techniques

Scanning Electron Microscopy

Scanning Electron Microscopy

EDS

XRF

FTIR

Metal Failure Mechanisms

Metal Failure Mechanism Overview

Metal Failure Mechanism Overview

A1. Uniform Corrosion

A2. Pitting Corrosion

A3. Crevice Corrosion

A4. Galvanic Corrosion

A5. Intergranular Corrosion

A6. Dealloying

A7. Sulphidation

A8. Hydrogen Embrittlement

A9. Hydrogen Induced Cracking

A10. Stress Corrosion Cracking

A11. Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking

A12. Liquid Metal Embrittlement

A13. Microbially Induced Corrosion

AB1. Fretting

AC1. Corrosion Fatigue

B1. Adhesion Wear, Abrasion Wear, and Galling

B2. Liquid Erosion / Wear

C1. High Cycle Fatigue

C2. Low Cycle Fatigue

C3. Thermal Fatigue

C4. Rolling Contact Fatigue

D1. Brittle Fracture

D2. Ductile Fracture

D3. Buckling / Yielding