Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis

Professor Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf is the Vice President of Integrated Mechanical Material Corrosion Consulting (IM2C), Texas, USA, and a Full professor at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute. He has 26 years of experience working in R&D with a blend of both industrial and academic leadership as a Professor of Materials Science, and Advanced “nano-bio” Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials Engineering Consultant. He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and awards including the Humboldt Research Award for Experienced Scientists, at Max Planck Institute, Germany; Fulbright, NSF, and Dept. of Energy Fellowships, USA; Shoman Award in Engineering Science; and the State Prize of Egypt in Advanced Science and Technology. His research has focused on five critical areas: Energy, Health, Environment, Advanced manufacturing, Advanced materials. Dr. Makhlouf has published over 200 journal articles, as well as 17 books and handbooks for Springer and Elsevier on a broad range of cross-disciplinary research fields including advanced multifunctional materials, nanotechnology, smart coatings, corrosion, biomaterials, waste/water treatment, and materials for energy applications. Dr. Makhlouf has served as both a Senior Editor and board member of many international journals, as well as reviewer for several international funding agencies in USA, Germany, UK, Qatar, Belgium, EU, Kazakhstan. He is a Consultant/Reviewer for several universities worldwide. Mahmood Aliofkhazraei is assistant professor in the department of materials science at the Tarbiat Modares University, where he also earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in corrosion and protection of materials. Dr. Aliofkhazraei has authored over 60 scientific publications on nanostructured coatings and thin films and has received numerous scientific awards, such as Khwarizmi award. He was selected among the 10 top best nanotechnologists in his country.

Part 1: Electronics Industries 1. Failures of Electronic Devices: Solder Joints Failure Modes, Causes and Detection Method 2. Electron-beam Radiation Damage and the Technical Solutions for Materials Failure Analysis of Electron-beam Sensitive Materials in Modern Semiconductor Industry 3. Failure of intermetallic solder ball due to stress shielding and amplification effects 4. Assessment of the indoor corrosion in consumer electronics in subtropical climates. 5. Pb-free Solder – Microstructural, Material Reliability and Failure Relationships 6. The Role of Contamination in Failures of Electronics – Case Studies 7. Reliability analysis of vibrating electronic assemblies using analytical solutions and response surface methodology 8. Stress Analysis of Stretchable Conductive Polymer for Electronics Circuit Application 9. New methodology for qualification and lifetime assessment of electronic systems

Part 2: Textiles Industries 10. Textile Failure Analysis and Mechanical Behavior Characterization by using Acoustic Emission Technique 11. Failure of yarns in different textile applications 12. Treatment effect on failure mode of industrial carbon textile at elevated temperature