Failure analysis of a failed anchor chain link

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Idapalapati, Sridhar, Akisanya, Alfred R., Loh, Kelvin K. M., Yeo, Stedston
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2020
• الموضوعات: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Anchor Chain Link; Failure Analysis
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142794
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

The failure of a metal chain link with stud during an anchoring operation of a ship is examined. Visual observation, optical and scanning electron microscopy analyses of the fracture surfaces in combination with hardness and tensile tests are used to establish the cause of failure. The chemical elem...