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•   Cracking
•   Explosion
•   Rupture
•   Leakage
•   Faulty design
•   Improper fabrication practice
•   Faulty inspection
•   Damage during shipment and storage
•   Damage during field fabrication and erection
•   Specifying or using improper materials
•   Corrosion
•   Stress corrosion cracking

•   Hydrogen embrittlrment
•   Creep and stress rupture
•   Fatigue
•   Over pressure
•   Over temperature
•   Welding problems
•   Discontinuities
•   Stress raisers 
•   Improper heat treatment
•   Caustic embrittlement.
•   Brittle fractures
•   Erosion

Safety Concerns

Safety considerations associated with rupture or leakage failures

•   Blast effects
•   Fragmentation damage
•   Suffocation
•   Poisoning

•   Fire
•   Explosion
•   Chemical burns
•   Thermal burns

ASME Pressure Vessel Failure Analysis

Design errors, fabrication errors, corrosion, and improper maintenance are some of the causes of failures.  Brittle fracture, stress corrosion cracking, fatigue, welding problems, erosion, creep, stress rupture, and hydrogen embrittlement are among some of the common failure modes found in pressure vessel components. Failure analysis can identify the root cause or causes that have contributed to your pressure vessel failure.