Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics
Design-Related Failures of Plastic Parts
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Published:2022
Abstract
A design may be improvable without presenting an unacceptable risk related to safety or performance. However, design-related failures can result from an oversight in performing one of the major design activities or from a failure to balance the competing demands inherent to part design. This article focuses on design-related failures in products utilizing polymeric materials, and reviews important considerations of the design envelope of plastic parts. The article provides a non-exhaustive list and descriptions of design tools that can support the design process and the prevention of design-related failures. It also discusses the most common causes of design-related failures of plastic parts. The article can assist in both failure analysis and in the prevention of failures in which design may be a contributing factor or a root cause.
Steven M. Kreuzer, Maureen T.F. Reitman, Design-Related Failures of Plastic Parts, Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics, Vol 11B, ASM Handbook, Edited By Todd J. Menna, ASM International, 2022, p 589–598, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v11B.a0006938
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