Ductile
and brittle fractures fractography, catastrophic fractures Griffth theory of
brittle fracture, ductile to brittle transition temperature, stress
concentration factor, modes of crack propagation (mode i, ii, and iii), linear
elastic fracture mechanics, stress intensitry factor, plane strain and plane
stress fracture toughness, plastic zone size estimation, determination of
fracture toughness ASTM – E399 test, correlation of impact energy to fracture
toughness, factors affecting fracture toughness, ways to improve fracture
toughness, fundamental sources of failures, procedure of conducting failure
analysis, failure analysis report, failure of metals at high temperature
service, tripology, wear, friction and lubrication.
