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The revised ASM Handbook<\/em>, Volume 12: Fractography<\/em> covers all aspects of fractography relevant to its use in materials evaluation, failure analysis, and quality control.<\/p>\n

The new Volume 12 includes in-depth information on the types and appearances of fracture, visual examination and imaging methods, quantitative fractography, surface profiling, and fractal analysis. It describes the morphology of fracture surfaces at different length scales and identifies markers and patterns that shed light on how and why fractures occur.<\/p>\n

Volume 12 also explains how loading conditions, operating environments, and material composition and structure influence the mode and mechanism of fracture in cast irons and steels, nonferrous alloys, plastics, ceramics, polymer matrix composites, and welded and soldered joints.<\/p>\n

Through the presentation of fractographs and spectroscopic data, it assists readers in recognizing the characteristic features of different types of fractures, the potential role of material dislocations and impurities, and the contributing effects of corrosion, embrittlement, and fatigue.<\/p>\n

An overview of the history of fractography and its use in archaeometallurgy is also included.<\/p>\n

The substantially expanded coverage of the subject of fractography\u2014in the form of 17 entirely new material-specific, text-based articles in the revised Volume 12\u2014compared to the 1987 edition, necessitated the expansion of the former edition into two separate volumes. This resulted in the development of the standalone ASM Handbook<\/em>, Volume 12A: Atlas of Fractography.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction to Fractography\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>A History of Fractography in Metals\u2014and Its Contributions to Alloys and Understanding Fracture Phenomena<\/span>
\n<\/span>The Role of Fractography in Metallurgical Failure Analysis<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Ancient Metallic Artifacts, and\u00a0Restoration and Conservation Aspects<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Types and Appearances of Fracture<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Introduction to Types and Appearances of Fracture<\/span>
\n<\/span>Macroscale Fracture Appearance<\/span>
\n<\/span>Microscale Fracture Surface Morphologies<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fracture Mechanisms<\/span>
\n<\/span>Factors Influencing Fractures and Fracture Appearance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Examination of Fractured Parts and Specimen Preparation<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Visual Examination,\u00a0Downselection, Damage Assessment, and Field Photography<\/span>
\n<\/span>Visual Examination of Fracture Surfaces<\/span>
\n<\/span>Photography of Fractured Parts and Fracture Surfaces<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fracture Sample, Preparation and Preservation of Fracture Specimens<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Imaging of Fracture Surfaces<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Imaging Methods for Fracture Surface Observation and Interpretation<\/span>
\n<\/span>Scanning Electron Microscopy in Fractography<\/span>
\n<\/span>Transmission Electron Microscopy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quantitative Fractography<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Introduction to Quantitative Fractography\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Quantitative Fractography Applications for Fatigue Fracture Surfaces<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fatigue Crack Growth Markers to Aid Quantitative Fractography<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fractography of Metals and Alloys<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Cast Irons<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Carbon and Low- Alloy Steels<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Pressed and Sintered Ferrous Powders\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Tool Steels<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Stainless Steels<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography Atlas of Irons and Steels<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Aluminum Alloys\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Cryogenic Toughness and Fractography of Aluminum Alloys<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Copper Alloys\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Magnesium Alloys\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Titanium Alloys\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Nitinol<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography Atlas of Nonferrous Alloys\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Weldments\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Solder Joints<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fractography of Nonmetallic Engineering Materials<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Plastics\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Polymer Matrix Composites\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography Atlas of Polymer Matrix Composites<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fracture Modes and Appearances in Ceramics<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fractography of Concrete<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

REFERENCE INFORMATION<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Glossary of Terms<\/span>
\n<\/span>Abbreviations and Symbols<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The revised ASM Handbook<\/em>, Volume 12: Fractography<\/em> contains substantially expanded coverage of the subject of fractography\u2014in the form of 17 entirely new material-specific, text-based articles. It includes in-depth information on the types and appearances of fracture, visual examination and imaging methods, quantitative fractography, surface profiling, and fractal analysis. It describes the morphology of fracture surfaces at different length scales and identifies markers and patterns that shed light on how and why fractures occur.<\/p>\n

ASM Handbook Volume 12A: Atlas of Fractographs <\/em><\/strong><\/a>delivers an unparalleled collection of fracture surface images organized by failure mode, offering metallurgists, materials scientists, and quality professionals the critical visual tools needed to diagnose overload, fatigue, stress-corrosion cracking, and embrittlement failures across both metallic and nonmetallic materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":""},"product_subject":[],"asm_product_category":[1738],"asm_product_type":[1745],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[832],"product_tag":[],"product_structure":[753],"audience":[],"edfas_subject":[],"hts_subject":[],"ims_subject":[],"smst_subject":[],"subject":[865,907,860,856,867],"tss_subject":[],"topic":[957],"course":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18780","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"asm_product_category-books-and-handbooks","7":"asm_product_type-asm-handbook","8":"product_cat-books-and-handbooks","9":"product_structure-publications","10":"subject-failure-analysis","11":"subject-fracture","12":"subject-materials-properties-and-performance","13":"subject-materials-testing-and-evaluation","14":"subject-metallography-and-microstructures","15":"topic-failure-analysis-1","16":"member-discount","17":"discount-restricted","19":"first","20":"instock","21":"taxable","22":"shipping-taxable","23":"purchasable","24":"product-type-simple"},"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\nASM Handbook Volume 12: Fractography - 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