Engineering the Future

The main sections of the museum are listed below;

Metal Fatigue
Manufacturing Faults
Bicycle Components
Corrosion
Polymers
Composite Materials

Tools of the trade, some ways to investigate problems;
Photoelasticity
Dye penetrant testing

Glossary
of materials engineering terms

Component Failure Museum

Follow the links below or left to get the background stories behind specific failure types and problems in various engineering components and materials.
Metal Fatigue	Bicycle Components	Polymers
Corrosion	Manufacturing Faults	Composites

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