This self-guided course focuses on the macroscale and microscale features associated with ductile and brittle fractures, utilizing helpful visuals, narrated animations, and interactive quizzes. Adapted from the ASM education course Principles of Failure Analysis, Lesson 3: Ductile and Brittle Fracture, this digital course provides a comprehensive understanding of fracture mechanisms.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL:
- Failure Analysts
- Design Engineers
- Technicians
- Process Engineers
- QA Managers
- Product Development Specialists
Course Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss the relationship between fracture-surface orientation and external loading conditions (axial, torsion, bending)
- Recognize macroscale features that identify the crack-initiation site and the crack propagation direction
- Identify common crack-initiation mechanisms
- Identify microscale crack propagation mechanisms as ductile or brittle
- Discuss the causes for brittle fracture in a component that when tested as a nominally smooth cross-section tensile specimen shows ductile behavior
- Describe the errors in heat treating that can cause a material to fail in a brittle manner
- Explain the sources of environmentally induced embrittlement
Continuing Education Units: PDH 2.0 / CEU .2