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Failure Analysis Expert Examines a Plumbing Failure

February 14, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A failure analysis was performed on a plumbing failure. The line is a corrugated water line to a bathroom sink. The pipe failure occurred at a bend in the water supply line it was due to stress corrosion of the yellow brass line. Microscopic examination of the largest crack showed that there was also dezincification […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Brass Tubing, Corrugated Water Line, mechanical deformation, Plumbing

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