Focus on Failure Mechanisms

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Focus on Failure Mechanisms

podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg

In my opinion, as I do not know if this is true or not, every product or system failure has a cause. Causes are not exactly the same as what we call failure mechanisms', yet they are related in many cases. One more term to consider is failure mode', which refers to the symptoms or results of a failure.

Let's focus on failure mechanisms in the discussion. During design, manufacturing, and use, it is the mechanism information that we can use. We can design out failure mechanisms, minimize their introduction, and delay their occurrence via maintenance. For a failure analysis to succeed, we need to understand the mechanism(s) at play well to move forward. To design an effective screening test or accelerated life test, we need to know the mechanism(s) involved.

It may be safe to say failure mechanisms are at the heart of much of what we do in reliability engineering. Let's explore how something can fail and how understanding failure mechanisms makes a difference.

This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 11 October 2022.

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