Content MOST FREQUENT FAILURES IN POLYMERIC AND COMPOSITE MATERIALSFailure From Mechanical Causes.................................................................... 3Failure From Thermal Effects ......................................................................... 5Failure From Chemical Exposure.................................................................... 7Failure From Environmental Exposure ........................................................... 8MOST FREQUENT FAILURES IN GLASS-LINED STEEL ................................. 11Manufacturing Processes and Defects........................................................... 11Failure From Mechanical Impact .................................................................. 13Failure From Thermal Effects ....................................................................... 13Failure From Chemical Attack ...................................................................... 14MOST FREQUENT FAILURES IN ELASTOMERS.............................................. 15Failure From Thermal Effects ....................................................................... 19Failure From Chemical Exposure.................................................................. 19MOST FREQUENT FAILURES IN REFRACTORIES........................................... 21Failure from Thermal Effects ........................................................................ 25Failure From Chemical Exposure.................................................................. 27MOST FREQUENT FAILURES IN CONCRETE................................................... 30Failures from Thermal Effects....................................................................... 31Failures from Chemical Exposure................................................................. 31Failures from Environmental Exposure......................................................... 31MOST FREQUENT FAILURES IN COATINGS.................................................... 33Nature and Typical Applications................................................................... 33Failure from Mechanical Causes................................................................... 36Failure from Thermal Effects ........................................................................ 36Failure from Chemical Exposure