Metal Conversations

In this episode Michael Pfeifer discusses metal fatigue. Fatigue is a common component failure mechanism that involves localized, permanent damage to metals exposed to cyclic stress.This episode is a companion to several articles and resources on the Industrial Metallurgists, LLC websitePrevent product delays: design to prevent fatigueFatigueImproving Fatigue ResistancePreventing Metal Fatigue-----------------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer at Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. Industrial Metallurgists offers ⁠⁠metallurgy consulting⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠metallurgy training⁠⁠ to design and manufacturing clients to help withComponent materials selectionManufacturing process developmentSupplier evaluationFailure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering  from  Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He wrote a book - Materials Enabled  Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and  cost.For more information about Michael go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode Michael discusses his return to podcasting and re-introduces himself, his engineering pursuits and perspective, and what he'll be discussing in the future.-----------------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer at Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. Industrial Metallurgists offer ⁠metallurgy consulting⁠ and ⁠metallurgy training⁠ to design and manufacturing clients to help withComponent materials selectionManufacturing process developmentSupplier evaluationFailure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering  from  Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He wrote a book - Materials Enabled  Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and  cost.For more information about Michael go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

in this episode, Michael Pfeifer discusses the recrystallization anneal process and confusion regarding the use of the term anneal.To learn more about recrystallization annealing check out this video and article.https://youtu.be/ewb_xlgRt2Qhttps://www.imetllc.com/metal-annealing/---------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer at Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy consulting and metallurgy training to design and manufacturing clients to help withComponent materials selectionManufacturing process developmentSupplier evaluationFailure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering  from  Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He wrote a book - Materials Enabled  Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and  cost.For more information about Michael go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature.  Phase diagrams are used to predict the phase changes that occur in alloys during heating and cooling. This can be during heat treating, casting solidification, joining processes that involve molten metal, and elevated temperature use conditions. This is important because the properties of a metal component depend on the phases present in the metal. In this episode Michael discusses phase diagrams and their use. To learn more about phase diagrams check out this video and article. https://youtu.be/Fb5M-rgqxiU https://www.imetllc.com/alloy-phase-diagram/ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering  from  Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled  Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and  cost. For more information about Michael go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/⁠⁠

Engineering and producing a product or structure involves many decisions and actions, and occasionally mistakes are made. Sometimes they are easy to fix and not costly. Other times the mistakes take a great deal of effort and money to fix. Regardless, the general categories of mistakes can be put into two categories – mistakes due to process or procedure errors and mistakes due to ignorance.   in this episode Michael discusses these types of mistakes, their causes, and ways to prevent them from occurring. To learn more about check out this video and article. ⁠https://www.youtu.be/3lCGI-Oav7o https://www.imetllc.com/engineering-mistakes-causes-and-prevention/⁠ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering  from  Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled  Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and  cost. For more information about Michael go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/about/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.imetllc.com/⁠⁠