Atlas of Material Damage, Fourth Edition is a visually-driven, authoritative reference that explains how materials fail, how failure can be prevented, and how materials are deliberately designed to perform reliably. The book combines high-quality microscopic images, schematic diagrams, and selected graphs, all presented in full color, to clearly reveal morphological features critical to material performance. It provides a systematic analysis of modes of damage and morphology of damaged material and compares the experiences of different industries to provide insights into the most frequently encountered failures, reasons for these failures, and potential improvements to prevent future failure. The book covers defect formation, material damage, and how structure of materials impacts designed function. The effects of composition, processing conditions, and singular and combined actions of different degradants on industrial products are discussed at length. Technological steps required to obtain specifically designed morphology for specific performance are outlined, and numerous examples of how this special morphology can be achieved and deployed in electronics, plastics, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, automotive, medical, dental and a range of other fields and applications are also covered.
- Analyzes modes of damage, morphology of damaged material, and the effects of composition, morphological features, and structure of materials on material performance, durability and resilience
- Provides numerous examples on how optimal material structure and morphology can be achieved in a variety of different applications
- Compares frequently encountered failure scenarios, their causes and ways to avoid them
- Discusses the influence of processing conditions on defect formation, the individual and combined effects of multiple degradants, and the technological pathways to achieve morphology tailored for specific performance requirements
