Failure analysis

MOL-32266 FAILURE ANALYSIS, 5 cr

Course is lectured only in English. In addition, the seminars are given in

English. It is possible to write the laboratory report also in Finnish.
Requirements for completing the course:
Passed seminar and report from failure case article
Passed laboratory case work and report on selected failure case
Obligatory participation to lectures and seminars (75%)

Grades: Approved/Failed
Contact: Antti Hynn
antti.hynna@tut.fi
room K3425

Schedule

Lectures
14.1.2015 10:15 - 12.00
21.1.2015 10:15 - 12.00

Seminars

15.4.2015 10:15 - 12.00

22.4.2015 10:15 - 12.00
29.4.2015 10:15 - 12.00
6.5.2015 10:15 12.00
13.5.2015 10:15 12.00
Deadline of the report 30.5.2015

Laboratory case works

Periods 3 and 4
Deadline of the report 30.5.2015

Seminar and report instructions

Groups of two people will give a presentation and write a report from a
failure analysis article in English
The presentation time is 20 minutes
The presentation and the report should include:

short review of the failure case

description of the material
description of the research method(s)
description of the failure type(s)
NO copy-paste!!!

Use the thesis writing guide as a report guide

Table of contents, titles, references,

Deadline for the report 30.5.2015

Laboratory cases

Groups of four people study a failed part in laboratory and write a report

The groups will be formed from two seminar groups

Each group will have one person who works in Department of Materials
Science groups will work quite independetly
Each group makes a real failure analysis:

Collection of background information

Visual inspection and photography

Study of failed surface

stereo microscopy (& SEM studies)

Material characterization

conditions, material, etc.

optical microscopy (& SEM studies)

hardness measurements etc. when needed

Analysing
Reporting

The laboratory case report

1. Background

description of the case

good photographs of the failed part

2. Materials and methods

description of the research methods

description of the failed material

3. Results and discussion

what was done and how you solve the case

optical micrographs, SEM studies, hardness measurements, etc

4. Conclusions

clear information on the cause of the failure and the failure mechanism
lessons learned and how the material/design/conditions should be improved

Report in English or in Finnish

Deadline 30.5.2015

Links

Finding information is an essential skill in failure analysis!

Website: http://scienceport.tut.fi/materials-science/home
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention
case histories
technical reports lots of detailed information of failure types
ASM books online
28 books
information of all failure modes
Information of materials, testing methods etc.

Prerequisities

Prerequisities of the course (concerns mainly metallic materials):

Basic knowledge of metallurgy

Microstucture of metals
Failure mechanisms (ductile, brittle, fatigue)
Basic kowledge of materials testing
Basic researc methods of materials science

Optical microscopy
Scanning electron microscope
Mechanical testing
Hardness testing

Lectures

Two lectures
general procedures of failure analysis
examples of failure cases sudied at TUT
What is not lectured
research methods and practices
failure mechanisms
other fields in materials science