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6006 - Failure Analysis
Course number
6006
Venue
On-site or at our offices
Duration: 1 day
Following this training, the participant will understand the concepts of equipment and mechanisms likely to cause parts to break, in order to identify the causes of defects and take the necessary corrective action to reduce and eliminate defects.
Intended for
Technicians, engineers and professionals working in the field of industrial maintenance and equipment design.
Prerequisites
None
Course Content
Topics Covered
Introduction to defect analysis
- Root cause analysis (RCA)
- Human error
- Benefits and savings
A few general considerations for failure analysis - Mechanisms causing defects
Sources of equipment fatigue - Stress, elasticity, plasticity, tenacity, fatigue
Overload defects
- Unusual conditions
Fatigue defects
- Categories of failure due to fatigue
Interpretation of types of fatigue
- Analysis of different types of equipment fatigue
Understanding and recognizing corrosion
- Type of corrosion
- Effect of pH
- Effects of temperature
Topics Covered (continued)
Lubrication and wear
- Type of contact
- Manufacturing a lubricant
- Lubricant functions
Analysis of belt transmission systems - Design and efficiency- Defect analysis
Analysis of antifriction bearings
- Bearing and equipment parts
- Deterioration mechanisms
- Detailed bearing analysis procedures
Gear analysis
- Types of gears
- Load and stress fluctuations
- Useful life, design and degradation mechanisms
- Defect analysis
Analysis of attachments and parts
- Bolts
- Defect analysis
