Pre-Release Launch - ASM Handbook v11: Failure Analysis and Prevention

Minneapolis, MN (Dec. 24, 2020) – Today, we’re pleased to announce the pre-release publication of ASM Handbook, Volume 11: Failure Analysis and Prevention, co-edited by Brett A. Miller, Roch J. Shipley, and Daniel P. Dennies and Ronald J. Parrington, P.E., FASM, Senior Managing Consultant and Director of Industrial Services at ESi. This new edition will serve as a “go-to” reference for failure analysts, engineers, and technical personnel who need to determine the root cause(s) of a failure in a machine or component, remediate the issue, and prevent future failures.

 “The ASM Handbook^® series is a definitive resource for industry professionals in virtually every area of materials science and engineering,” said Dale Alexander, Ph.D., P.E., Principal and Director of ESi's Materials practice. “With new tools and technologies emerging every day, this volume represents a critical update to the series, assembled by an impressive line-up of practicing professionals with decades of experience and practical know-how. Ron’s commitment to sharing his expertise with others has been a cornerstone of his career, and we’re proud of the significant contributions he and other members of our team here at ESi have made to one of the industry's best-known sources of information on metals and materials technology.”

Available now at pre-publication pricing on the ASM International website, the full volume will be released in print after January 31, 2021. Selected articles are also available for download in the ASM Digital Library. Topics covered by the book include the practice of failure analysis, tools and techniques, fatigue and fracture, environmental and corrosion-related failures, wear failures, and distortion.

To view Ron’s profile on the ESi website, click here.