Nonelectronic Parts Reliability Philosophy

Prepared specifically for those engineers having responsibility for the design, evaluation, or application of mechanical or electromechanical parts and components, the state-of-the-art in nonelectronic component reliability is examined from the viewpoint of history, ancient and modern. A technique is presented to measure the relative overall effect of failure of nonelectronic components in so-called electronic systems. Failure data from the 413L system are analyzed to reveal significant failure modes and mechanisms which are of value in designing for, or assessing the reliability of, a specific component. An overall "Figure of Hazard" for failure mechanisms is presented.