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METALLURGICAL FAILURE ANALYSIS & PREVENTION

Location

London, UK

Date

From Date: 15-Sep-2025
To Date: 19-Sep-2025

Duration

5 days

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

Welding, Metallurgy, Corrosion & Inspection

Introduction

This training course is designed to give a semi-detailed discussion of Metallurgical failure analysis in order for the course material to suit participants with or without a metallurgical background. The course is divided into three main areas: Analysis methodologies and investigation techniques, Failure modes and mechanisms and Failures involved in different engineering parts. In addition, several case studies are explained to the audience and discussion of case studies which might have been encountered by some of the participants.

Objective

To familiarize participants with the main tools and equipment used for metallurgical failure analysis.
To introduce participants to different types of failures.
To explain to participants the relationship(s) between design aspects, loading and/or manufacturing techniques and the different types of failures.
To train participants to carry out a systematic failure analysis of filed parts.
To describe and enhance necessary skills needed for successful failure analysis.
To help the participants prevent future failures by proper inspection and our operation practice.
To train participants how to prepare a failure analysis report.

Audience

Design engineers, process engineers, manufacturing engineers, product development engineers and managers, mechanical engineers with or without experience in metallurgy / failure analysis. Others who may benefit from this training course are commercial liability insurance underwriters and claims adjusters and trial lawyers specializing in product liability cases.

Content

General procedures for failure analysis

- Collection of data and samples
- Macroscopic and microscopic examination
- Preparation and examination of metallographic sections
- Fractography

Types of failure and stress

- Fracture, wear, fatigue
- High temperature failures

Ductile and Brittle Fracture

- Dimple rupture
- Ductile-Brittle transition
- Intergranular fracture

Fatigue failures

- Factors affecting & stages of fatigue fracture.
- Effect of loading variables
- High temperature fatigue

Wear failures

- Abrasive & adhesive wear
- Lubricated and non-lubricated failures
- Wear examination

Corrosion failures

- Electro-chemical reactions
- Corrosive environments
- Analysis of corrosion failures

Elevated temperature failures

- Creep, stress rupture, thermal fatigue
- Effect of environment
- Testing techniques and evaluation

Examples and case studies of failures encountered in engineering parts and materials.

- Failures of Cast part, welded parts, tools and dies, gears and gear-tooth, shafts and bearings, boilers and heat exchangers, pressure vessels.

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted.

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will be carried out.

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Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your analysis and experiences. Tests of the multiple-choice type will be made available daily to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details