MetalsPro.

There are so many available through official investigation reports into industrial accidents.

Nominate either an industry or a particular kind of failure and I'll track one down.

Interested in shipboard failures? Lots of those involving metal failure - corrosion, fatigue. Fuel pipes (fixed and flexible), cargo slings and cables.

How about a chairlift collapse?

Natural gas pipeline failure through corrosion - look up the Carlsbad, New Mexico, pipeline fire on the NTSB (US) site.

Want cold embrittlement fracture - a reactor in Belgium and a heat exchanger in Australia.

Try the Safteng site and look for hydrostatic test failures.

You will also find photos of the consequences of failure which should emphasise the message.

Cheers,
John.

Since you are teaching an ASM course, why not use the examples provided in the ASM Metals Handbook "Failure Analysis and Prevention"? It is one of the best sources of information on failure, and has an enormous variety of examples. For actual samples of failed components used in the automotive industry, I suggest that you visit a local machine shop that specializes in boring cylinder blocks, planing heads, replacing valves, etc. They will have a very large supply of components that suffered in-service failure that would be appropriate for classroom examples. And they would give them to you for free.


                                               Maui

I agree with maui.  I recommend you obtain access to the ASM Handbook series through the ASM website - this will allow you to search all books for a specific item, and then you can copy the digital image and use it in your teaching materials (PowerPoint presentation, or print and use it as a transparency).

Cory

Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips Fora.

In addition to Volume 11, Volume 12 Fractography has many images that may be of use for your class.  The ASM online Bookstore has 75 titles under the category "Failure Analysis and Reliability".  You should discuss with your ASM Education contact obtaining permission to use appropriate images from these references.  Use the following link to access the Bookstore list:

http://www.asminternational.org/Template.cfm?Section=BrowsebyTopic&template=Ecommerce/Topic.cfm&TopicID=8