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Metallurgical and Failure Investigations Caused by Corrosion, Degradation, Biological Activity, Fatigue, and Overload in Metallic/Non-Metallic Materials
After gaining a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics, Expert spent three years tertiary teaching, eight years of university research on materials and materials degradation, and, since 1985, consulting for industry on failure analysis, corrosion mitigation, and materials selection. Since 2001,…
Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Design
Expert is a Registered Engineer in Indiana. He graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a second major in Chemistry, and then from The University of Notre Dame with a Master of Materials Science…
Diving Accident Investigation
Bob notes that corrosion is a major problem that affects many industries. Bob has spent over forty years studying and solving corrosion problems in the construction, aerospace, defense, petroleum, utility and related industries. He was also the technical editor of…
Materials Science
Expert graduated with a Doctorate in Materials Science in 2008 and a Master of Science Degree in Materials Science in 2001. His undergraduate degree was the Diplôme D’études Supérieur (D.E.S) in Physics in 1995. His ability areas are typically Metallurgy,…
Aluminum Die Casting Operations, Metal Cleanliness & Die Lube Dillution and Application
Expert has more than 26 years experience working in aluminum die casting. Expert spent 20 years working for Doehlar Jarvis, working in their die cast department, where he manually ran the die cast machines, gaining the skills and knowledge necessary…
ISO 9001-2000/TS 16949 audits, documentation, training, assistance for certification, APQP, SPC
Expert is an ISO 9000 Lead auditor. He has been implementing developed by ISO like ISO 9000, ISO 13485, and ISO 17025 for many years. He has assisted several companies from various industries to become certified from scratch. He has…
Corrosion and Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Expert notes that corrosion is a major problem that affects many industries. Expert has spent over forty years studying and solving corrosion problems in the construction, aerospace, defense, petroleum, utility and related industries. He was also the technical editor of…
Mechanical Properties of Metals
Expert has studied aluminum alloys from the 2xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx series and studied their grain size, tensile properties, heat treatments, corrosion resistance, and fatigue behavior (both room temperature stress - life (S-N) and crack growth behavior). His work…
Automotive Engineering Materials
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE APPLICATION. Expert has expertise in the many aspects of incorporating metal matrix composites into mechanical devices. He has been involved in the design, fabrication, machining, joining, and evaluation process for automotive applications. In particular, Expert has extensive…
Metal Casting, Aluminum
Expert has over 25 years of experience with tooling design, casting methods, cast product design, machining initialization, and manufacturing methods. His expertise includes aluminum solidification and heat treatment, x-ray analysis and related physical properties, and aluminum corrosion protective coatings. Expert…