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A Case Study on Using Corrosion Analysis in Forensic Engineering

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Material failures occur in products due to changes in the original characteristics that prevent satisfactory performance of a functional system for its intended purpose and could produce losses to human life and economic infrastructure. Metals’ characteristics change due to cyclic stress, strain, and corrosion. This paper presents a case study that deal with the application of corrosion fundamentals in the determination of the origin of failures in a metallic part—galvanic corrosion failure in a water supply plumbing system. Metallographic examination, chemical analysis of the parts, and fractography were conducted, and the cause of failures was determined as a galvanic corrosion.

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    Reza Mirshams

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Mirshams, R. A Case Study on Using Corrosion Analysis in Forensic Engineering. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 17, 642–646 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-017-0293-4

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