Titanium alloys an atlas of structures and fracture features

• Main Author: Joshi, Vydehi Arun (Author)
• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC/Taylor & Francis 2006; ©2006
• Subjects: Titanium alloys > Fracture
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• Physical Description: 227 pages illustrations 29 cm 3 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0849350107; 9780849350108

This book is the first of its kind to compile microstructural and fracture features for titanium alloys and titanium aluminides as well as capture its fractographic features together with the conditions that produced failure. The author discusses the physical metallurgy of titanium alloys as a standard for observing microstructures and their failures. Then she combines the skillful use of scanning electron microscopy in fracture analysis and an eye for detail to deliver a visual presentation of fracture surfaces generated under different loading conditions, including ductile, fatigue, intergranular, and cleavage fractures. Especially helpful to those engaged in failure analysis of titanium components, the book includes a case study applying key criteria to the service failure of a defective titanium alloy component.