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Metallurgist Expert Witnesses

Our metallurgy expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including materials science, metal casting, welding, and failure analysis. Some of the most common metallurgy expert witness specialties also include corrosion analysis, metal forming, and heat treatment. They have opined on the effects of material degradation, welding defects, metallurgical failure analysis, metal fatigue, and material selection.

Example cases where an attorney might need a metallurgy expert witness include:

  • A construction defect case where the structural integrity of a building is compromised due to corrosion or welding defects in the metal framing.
  • A product liability case where a consumer is injured by a metal object that failed due to improper material selection or metallurgical defects.
  • An industrial accident case where a worker is injured due to metal fatigue or welding defects in a piece of equipment.
  • A patent infringement case where the technology at issue involves metallurgical processes or metal alloys.

Expert Institute can help an attorney find the perfect metallurgy expert witness for their case by utilizing their vast network of qualified and experienced experts, as well as their rigorous screening and matching process.

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Metallurgy and Engineering Expert Witness | MassachusettsView profile

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Metallurgy and Engineering Expert Witness | Massachusetts

This highly qualified engineer's expertise is in metallurgy and corrosion science and engineering. He has extensive experience in litigation and litigation support as well as extensive experience in pro-active client work. He specializes in failure analysis, corrosion failure analysis, material degradation, failure prevention, material selection, material characterization, and laboratory...

Metals Manufacturing & Inspector Expert Witness | PennsylvaniaView profile

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Metals Manufacturing & Inspector Expert Witness | Pennsylvania

This expert is a hands-on� shop floor experienced Metallurgist, Quality Engineer/Manager, and QA/QC Inspector with expertise in aluminum, steel, titanium, and specialty metals mill operations, castings, forgings, extrusions, stampings, metal injection molded (MIM) parts, API Spec 5L Steel Line Pipe, Casing, Drill Pipe, and OCTG. Consulting engineer, Technical Advisor, Senior Supplier...

Metallurgy & Medical implants Expert Witness | OhioView profile

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Metallurgy & Medical implants Expert Witness | Ohio

This expert is a Professional Engineer and possesses over 30 years of engineering experience. He specializes in Failure Analysis, Metallurgical Testing, Fatigue Testing, Welding and Brazing Qualification. Prior to founding his current professional engineering consulting firm, he was the successful owner of a mechanical testing laboratory in Cincinnati, OH. This firm was a mechanical &...

Metallurgy Expert Witness | TexasView profile

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Metallurgy Expert Witness | Texas

This engineering expert has a master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering and a Ph. D. in Industrial Metallurgy. He has worked as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Technology since 1987 and currently is tenured at a public university in North Texas. In addition, he actively consults and has worked on several failure analysis cases as an expert witness in the area of defects...

Steel Manufacturing & Global Metallics Market Dynamics Expert Witness |View profile

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Steel Manufacturing & Global Metallics Market Dynamics Expert Witness |

This expert has extensive experience in the metallics industry, working extensively with steel manufacturers, scrap yards, recycling facilities, etc. He regularly performs site assessments for the steel and scrap industries, subsequently recommending cost reduction recommendations. He executes metallics training & provides workshop modules for steel making processes, scrap yard optimization &...

Metallurgical Engineering Expert Witness | OhioView profile

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Metallurgical Engineering Expert Witness | Ohio

This expert received his B.S. in Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering from the Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University. He has spent the entire 29 years of his industrial metalworking career as a metallurgical and quality assurance specialist. He has completed more than 25 continuing education and technical conference courses and seminars on various metallurgy and quality...

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Expert Witness | IllinoisView profile

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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Expert Witness | Illinois

This highly qualified expert earned his BS and PhD in metallurgical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a licensed engineer in five states and has over 34 years of engineering experience. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and a founding member of the Failure Analysis Society. He has...

Metallurgy Expert Witness | UtahView profile

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Metallurgy Expert Witness | Utah

This professor of Metallurgy maintains a keen expertise in metallurgy, alloys, mechanical performance, metal deformation and fracture mechanics and failure analysis. After earning his PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, he moved to the United States where he served as a National Research Council research fellow at the Wright-Patterson...

Roch Joseph Shipley, FASM, PE, PhDView profile

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Dr. Roch Joseph Shipley, FASM, PE, PhD

Dr. Roch J. Shipley has 40 years of experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 5 states. Formerly, this expert held roles as the Senior Vice-President of ITC Expert Services and as the Director of Engineering Systems Inc....

John Neumann DuPont, FASM, FAWS, PhDView profile

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Dr. John Neumann DuPont, FASM, FAWS, PhD

Dr. John DuPont has over 25 years of experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science. He earned his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from The Ohio State University and both his MS and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University. Formerly, he served as the Associate Director of the Energy Liason Program and as a Professor of Materials Sciences and...

Mark Bruce Hood, PEView profile

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Mr. Mark Bruce Hood, PE

Mr. Mark B. Hood has 36 years of experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Materials Engineering from Auburn University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Alabama and Florida. Formerly, this expert served as a Project Development Engineer at NDT Internet Inc and as a Consulting Engineer at McSwain Engineering, Inc....

Bastiaan Eduard Cornelissen, MS, PE, PhDView profile

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Dr. Bastiaan Eduard Cornelissen, MS, PE, PhD

Dr. Bastiaan E. Cornelissen has 36 years of experience in Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, his MS in Materials Science from the University of California Berkeley, and his PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Today, this expert is licensed as a...

Jahan Rasty, CFEI, MBA, PE, PhDView profile

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Dr. Jahan Rasty, CFEI, MBA, PE, PhD

Dr. Jahan Rasty has 28 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering. He earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University. He also obtained his MBA from the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Today, this expert is certified as a Fire Investigation Instructor and as a Fire and Explosion Investigator through the National Association of Fire...

Michael Thomas Burr, CFI, MS, PEView profile

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Mr. Michael Thomas Burr, CFI, MS, PE

Mr. Michael T. Burr has 17 years of experience in Materials Science. He earned his BS in Material Science and Engineering from Michigan State University and his MS in Material Science and Engineering from Wayne State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Michigan and New Jersey. He is also a Certified Fire Investigator through the International...

Derek test Gilboe, PEView profile

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Mr. Derek test Gilboe, PE

Mr. Derek B Gilboe has 29 years of experience in Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Alberta, his MBA from Athabasca. Today, this expert is licensed as a Metallurgical Engineer in the states of Texas and California. He is also active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the Association of Professional...

Richard Paul Baron, PE, PhDView profile

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Dr. Richard Paul Baron, PE, PhD

Dr. Richard P. Baron has 25 years of experience in the fields of Engineering and Mechanics, Materials Science, and Metallurgical Engineering. He earned both his BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Oklahoma...

Metallurgist Expert Witness Case Studies

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    Engineering expert witness opines on falling retail display that caused a brain injury to a child

    January 24, 2022

    While shopping at a food store, a five-year-old girl was struck in the head by five falling shelves from a freestanding wall end display unit. It was...

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    Metallurgy Expert Witness Advises on Tree Stand Failure that Results in Hunter’s 3-Story Fall

    January 11, 2022

    A metallurgy expert witness advises on a case involving an avid bow hunter who regularly used a tree stand in Missouri. He was injured when two...

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    Woman Claims Hip Replacement Deposited Metals, Forced Revision Surgery

    January 10, 2022

    Plaintiff based in Utah underwent two total hip replacements with metal-on-metal hips, over the course of seven months. Three years later, cobalt and...

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    Metal Hip Implant Suffers Catastrophic Failure

    January 10, 2022

    This case takes place in Utah and involves the sudden and dramatic failure of a Biomet hip prosthesis while the Plaintiff was exercising. Months...

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    Corrosion Expert Witness Opines on Defective Hip Implant Component

    January 10, 2022

    This case involves a claim against the medical device manufacturer of Wright Conserve Hip Replacement, a metal-on-metal total hip prosthesis....

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    Material Science Expert Witness Opines on Faulty Knee Implant

    January 11, 2022

    This case involves a patient who suffered a serious orthopedic incident following a failure of a prosthetic knee system. The Plaintiff had the...

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