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            "title": "Defects in Anodized and Chemically Converted Aluminum Surfaces",
            "abstract": "Appearance is evidence, but it is not a mechanism. This paper brings together SEM Lab case evidence on anodized and chemically converted aluminum, including thickness variation, cracking, missing coating, pitting, deposits, ionic contamination, seal-related staining, machining damage, and wear transfer. Optical examination, SEM/EDS, cross sections, process history, and functional requirements are used to distinguish surface deposits from coating defects and substrate damage. The paper connects each condition with engineering consequences and the next measurement or process check.",
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            "author": "Ed Hare, PhD",
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            "slug": "failure-analysis-of-aluminum-electrolytic-capacitors",
            "title": "Failure Analysis of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors",
            "abstract": "This paper is described on the source page as a 21-page booklet summarizing the author's experience performing failure analysis on aluminum electrolytic capacitors over a fifteen-year period. It covers failure mechanisms seen in these capacitors and the failure-analysis techniques used to identify the failures. The source page also notes that the document includes figures, equations, and graphs. That makes it a deeper stand-alone technical reference rather than a short overview paper.",
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