ASTM G161-00(2013)
Standard Guide for Corrosion-Related Failure Analysis

Standard No.

ASTM G161-00(2013)

Release Date

2000

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM G161-00(2018)

Latest

ASTM G161-00(2018)

Scope

3.1 This guide is intended to assist those encountering corrosion or possible corrosion as a causative factor in a failure analysis.

3.2 This guide is not an absolute plan that will identify the cause of corrosion in all failure analyses.

3.3 This guide is intended to help an investigator identify significant sources and types of corrosion information that may be available for failure analysis.

3.4 Appendix X1 contains a checklist that is intended to assist in corrosion-related failure evaluations.

1.1 This guide covers key issues to be considered when examining metallic failures when corrosion is suspected as either a major or minor causative factor.

1.2 Corrosion-related failures could include one or more of the following: change in surface appearance (for example, tarnish, rust, color change), pin hole leak, catastrophic structural failure (for example, collapse, explosive rupture, implosive rupture, cracking), weld failure, loss of electrical continuity, and loss of functionality (for example, seizure, galling, spalling, swelling).

1.3 Issues covered include overall failure site conditions, operating conditions at the time of failure, history of equipment and its operation, corrosion product sampling, environmental sampling, metallurgical and electrochemical factors, morphology (mode) or failure, and by considering the preceding, deducing the cause(s) of corrosion failure.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM G161-00(2013) Referenced Document

• ASTM E1459 Standard Guide for Physical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation
• ASTM E1492 Standard Practice for Receiving, Documenting, Storing, and Retrieving Evidence in a Forensic Science Laboratory
• ASTM E3 Standard Practice for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
• ASTM G1 Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens
• ASTM G46 Standard Guide for Examination and Evaluation of Pitting Corrosion

ASTM G161-00(2013) history

• 2018 ASTM G161-00(2018) Standard Guide for Corrosion-Related Failure Analysis
• 2000 ASTM G161-00(2013) Standard Guide for Corrosion-Related Failure Analysis
• 2000 ASTM G161-00(2006) Standard Guide for Corrosion-Related Failure Analysis
• 2000 ASTM G161-00 Standard Guide for Corrosion-Related Failure Analysis