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The Failure Analysis Process—An Overview

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Failure analysis is a process that is performed in order to determine the causes or factors that have led to an undesired loss of functionality. This article is intended to demonstrate proper approaches to failure analysis work. The goal of the proper approach is to allow the most useful and relevant information to be obtained. The discussion covers the principles and approaches in failure analysis work, objectives and scopes of failure analysis, the planning stages for failure analysis, the preparation of a protocol for a failure analysis, practices used by failure analysts, and procedures of failure analysis.

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© 2021 ASM International. This article is reprinted with permission from Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol 11, 2021 ed., ASM Handbook, Brett A. Miller, Roch J. Shipley, Ronald J. Parrington, and Daniel P. Dennies, editors, ASM International, 2021, p 27–35, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v11.a0006754.

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Aliya, D. The Failure Analysis Process—An Overview. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 22, 42–57 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-021-01328-y

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