{"id":7456,"date":"2026-02-24T13:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teceudemo.com\/failure-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:37:41","slug":"failure-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/en\/failure-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Failure analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7456\" class=\"elementor elementor-7456 elementor-4409\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cf8f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6cf8f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4692de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4692de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure analysis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb0f9f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"1fb0f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fe856 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69fe856\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6139b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6139b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure analysis and investigation of causes of failure of materials or components<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e6a5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5e6a5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e4893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6e4893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an increasingly competitive world that does not allow for mistakes, <strong>component damage turns out to be a major problem.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Defects and failures in industrial components and products<\/strong> can occur at various points in the life cycle, from the <strong>design and prototyping stage, through the primary\/secondary machining and assembly stages, to the operation stage.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><br>Failure analysis is a<strong>technical investigation to determine the root causes leading to structural failure or malfunction of a component.<\/strong> The goal is to identify the<strong>source of the defect<\/strong> to prevent recurrence of the problem, improving product reliability during prototyping to validate structural design or on components already in service. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4200bf5 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4200bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REQUEST FAILURE ANALYSIS ON YOUR COMPONENT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f94bfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f94bfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba86aca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba86aca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b11ee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b11ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc2996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfc2996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/failure_metalli_01-1009x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/failure_metalli_01-1009x1024.webp 1009w, https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/failure_metalli_01-296x300.webp 296w, https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/failure_metalli_01-768x779.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/failure_metalli_01.webp 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ce5fc elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4ce5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REQUEST FAILURE ANALYSIS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c54f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37c54f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb8926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcb8926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure mechanisms and phenomenology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ada7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ada7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Defects typically manifest themselves through <strong>fractures, distortions or wear phenomena<\/strong>.<strong>Fatigue failure<\/strong> represents one of the most frequent cases and is generated by the prolonged application of cyclic stresses. this process develops by following precise stages:  <\/p><ul><li><strong>initiation<\/strong>, when the rupture originates at a specific point, most often at a stress concentrator.<\/li><li><strong>propagation<\/strong>, when the crack size increases progressively with each load cycle applied to the component<\/li><li><strong>rupture<\/strong>, which is the final stage in which the material fails catastrophically or collapses structurally.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e70a09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e70a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d68d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0d68d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a9a03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9a9a03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8da27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb8da27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Failure Analysis Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3198c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3198c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The test plan executed by TEC Eurolab&#8217;s material testing laboratory technicians follows a rigorous and documented procedure.<\/p><p>Below are the main operational steps:<\/p><ol><li>Collection of preliminary information about the component and operating conditions<\/li><li>Visual inspection and photographic documentation of the find<\/li><li>Non-destructive mapping to detect subsurface defects<\/li><li>Selection and collection of representative samples<\/li><li>Macrographic and micrographic investigation of the fracture surface<\/li><li>quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis<\/li><li>Mechanical testing to verify compliance with design specifications<\/li><li>Simulation of environmental or stress conditions<\/li><li>Summary of data collected and identification of the root cause<\/li><li>Drafting the final technical report with directions for corrective action<\/li><\/ol><p data-path-to-node=\"3\"> <\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><strong>Failure analysis<\/strong> requires specific skills that vary profoundly depending on the chemical and physical nature of the material being investigated. To ensure the reliability of a component, it is essential to <strong>understand the marked differences in stress behavior between metal alloys and polymer matrices.<\/strong> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2f10f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da2f10f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dceb18d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dceb18d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383ef1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"383ef1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigation of metal breaks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a794866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a794866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">For metallic materials, the analysis focuses on alterations in microstructure and response to mechanical and thermal stresses. The main failure mechanisms investigated in metallurgical laboratories are: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34735b1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"34735b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">ductile or brittle fracture, diagnosed by assessing the presence of macroscopic plastic deformation and the appearance of the cleavage surface<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mechanical fatigue, confirmed through the identification of macroscopic beach lines and growth streaks by electron microscopy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">stress corrosion (scc), an insidious phenomenon that is triggered in the presence of a chemically aggressive environment and applied tensile stress<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">structural failures related to original foundry defects, heat treatment cracks, or excessive presence of nonmetallic inclusions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9aa570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9aa570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d915eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d915eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Analysis of failure in polymeric materials<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10c303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d10c303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlastic and composite materials respond differently to environmental stresses and possess marked inherent viscoelasticity. Polymer-specific know-how requires investigating macromolecular stability, chemical formulation, and molding process parameters. The most common failure phenomena include:  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658e06e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"658e06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">environmental stress cracking (esc), caused by the synergistic interaction between surfactant chemicals and even minor mechanical stress<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">viscous creep or creep, a progressive deformation typical of applications subjected to a constant static load over time<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thermal or thermo-oxidative degradation, which involves the cleavage of polymer chains, change in molecular weight and embrittlement of the part<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">photo-oxidation by uv rays, which is frequent in plastic components exposed to outdoor environments without an adequate concentration of stabilizing additives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Injection molding-induced defects, such as mechanically weak weld lines, trapped residual stresses, or inclusions of degraded material<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7f527 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e7f527\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0239ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0239ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3a8f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c3a8f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e2882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2e2882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did it break down?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35203b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35203b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEC Eurolab&#8217;s new column where we present <strong>some cases of 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4edc198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e028aa8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b2d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure investigation on water pipeline: corrosion by ferrobacteria<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-13058\">.e-loop-item-7841 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-7841 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tubo_di_gomma.webp\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"13058\" class=\"elementor elementor-13058 elementor-3041 elementor-3041 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7841 post-7841 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-did-it-break\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1920988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1920988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/en\/failure-analysis-rubber-hose\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4edc198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e028aa8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 17, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b2d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Failure Analysis | rubber hose<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-13058\">.e-loop-item-7858 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-7858 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/borsa_acqua.webp\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"13058\" class=\"elementor elementor-13058 elementor-3041 elementor-3041 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7858 post-7858 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-did-it-break\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1920988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1920988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/en\/damage-rubber-water-bag\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4edc198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e028aa8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 17, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b2d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Damage rubber water bag<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-13058\">.e-loop-item-7910 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-7910 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vetroresina.webp\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"13058\" class=\"elementor elementor-13058 elementor-3041 elementor-3041 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7910 post-7910 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-did-it-break\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1920988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1920988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/en\/fiberglass-pipe-breakage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4edc198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e028aa8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b2d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fiberglass pipe breakage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-13058\">.e-loop-item-7929 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-7929 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/giunto_saldato.webp\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"13058\" class=\"elementor elementor-13058 elementor-3041 elementor-3041 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7929 post-7929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-did-it-break\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1920988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1920988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/en\/investigation-of-the-causes-of-failure-of-a-welded-joint-performed-with-continuous-wire-mag-technology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4edc198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e028aa8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b2d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigation of the causes of failure of a welded joint performed with continuous wire mag technology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-13058\">.e-loop-item-7964 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-7964 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1920988 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/valigia.webp\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"13058\" class=\"elementor elementor-13058 elementor-3041 elementor-3041 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-7964 post-7964 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-how-did-it-break\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1920988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1920988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tec-eurolab.com\/en\/failure-analysis-suitcase\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4edc198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e028aa8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 27, 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44acec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is your component damaged? Let's find out together why \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3670843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3670843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Request information<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5caa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df5caa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52af20 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-9033 elementor-global-8569 elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"d52af20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompany\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-lg  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Company\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-lg  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Email\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text 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