METHODOLOGICAL EXAMPLE OF A FAILURE ANALYSIS

 

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LEGEND:
NDE = Nondestructive Examination
ICP = Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy
SEM-EDS = Scanning Electron  Microscopy - Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
SAM = Scanning Auger Microanalysis
ESCA/XRD = Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis/X Ray Diffraction
FTIR = Fourier Transform Infra Red Spectroscopy
MIC = Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion