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Material of construction: Iron and steel
- Austenitic wrought stainless steel
- Carbon steels
- Cast irons
- Chromium alloy steels
- Nickel alloy steels
- Other stainless steels
- Structural steel
- Superalloys
- Tool steels
Material of construction: Nonferrous metals and alloys
Manufacturing equipment failures
- Lifting equipment
- Mechanical and machine components
- Oil and gas production equipment
- Pulp and paper processing equipment
- Thermal processing equipment
Chemical processing equipment failures
- Compressors and pumps
- Heat exchangers
- Piping, valves, and transfer lines
- Reformers and reactors
- Separation and capture equipment
- Tanks, vessels, and columns
Power generating equipment failures
- Boiler tubes, assemblies, and joints
- Gas turbine components
- Nuclear power equipment
- Steam pipe and steam lines
- Steam turbine components
Transportation equipment failures
- Air and spacecraft
- Automobiles and trucks
- Construction, mining, and agricultural equipment
- Marine and offshore equipment
- Rail and rolling stock
Failures due to processing defects
- Casting related failures
- Heat treating related failures
- Joining related failures
- Metalworking related failures
- Surface treatment related failures
Failure mode: Corrosion
- Biological corrosion
- Corrosion fatigue
- Crevice corrosion
- Dealloying corrosion
- Galvanic corrosion
- High-temperature corrosion and oxidation
- Intergranular corrosion
- Pitting corrosion
- Stress-corrosion cracking
Failure mode: Fracture
- Brittle fracture
- Ductile fracture
- Fatigue fracture
- Intergranular fracture
- Mixed-mode fracture
- Thermal fatigue fracture
- Transgranular fracture
