
Selection criteria 441
In addition there are databases available for specific types of material. For
example, for polymers
4 PL A SCAMS 220 (RAPRA Technology Ltd, Shrewsbury, UK)
5 dataPLAS (1990) (Modern Plastics, New York, USA)
For copper
6 Copper select (Copper Development Association Inc., Greenwich, USA)
For steels
7 STEELMASTER (Schwing UK Ltd, Warley, UK)
20.7 Failures
In considering the failure of a material there are a number of key questions that
need to be addressed.
1 Was the material not to specification?
2 Was the right material chosen for the task?
3 Was the material correctly heat treated?
4 Was the situation in which the materia ...