CONTENTS: Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Acronyms, PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, 1. Introduction, 2. Mechanisms of Fractures and Fractography, 3. Steps, Techniques and Tools of Failure Analysis, 4. Major Sources, Causes and Mechanisms of Failures, PART 2: CASE HISTORIES: 5. Failures due to Processing/Manufacturing Deficiencies-A Few Case Histories, 6. Failures due to Pre-Existing Defects-A Few Case Histories, 7. Failures due to Improper Heat Treatment-A Few Case Histories, 8. Failures due to Weld Defects-A Few Case Histories, 9. Failures due to Overload-A Few Case Histories, 10. Fatigue Failures-A Few Case Histories, 11. Corrosion Failures-A Few Case Histories, 12. Failures due to Hydrogen Embrittlement and Stress Corrosion Cracking-A Few Case Histories, 13. Failures due to Improper Heat Treatment-A Few Case Histories, 14. Elevated Temperature Failures-A Few Case Histories, 15. Concluding Remarks, Bibliography, Index.