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.
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This highly qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in metallurgy and metallurgical failure analysis, with expertise in metallurgical engineering, failure analysis, materials solutions, welding and corrosion consulting in stainless steel, aluminum alloys, copper-based alloys, titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys, and high alloys. He earned his BS in metallurgical engineering from California Polytechnic State University. This expert is a registered professional ...
This expert has over 20 years of expertise in materials consulting and forensic engineering work. He received a bachelor's in manufacturing engineering from Brunel University of West London. He continued on at Brunel to earn his PhD in metallurgy. A licensed metallurgical engineer, he is a member of the American Society of Testing & Materials and the American Society of Materials International. He served as a senior metallurgical engineer at Testing Engineers INC. and a ...
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 Air Force Base in Ohio. For more than 20 years, he has taught at a prominent ...
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 published 18 articles on various topics in engineering and currently serves as ...
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 science topics. He has worked in several metallurgical and quality assurance ...
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 & global metallics market dynamics. He has been an honored speaker at multiple ...
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 in materials, corrosion, materials selection, and manufacturing processes. ...
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 & metallurgical testing laboratory, handling clients from the Aerospace, Medical, ...
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 Quality Engineer (SQE), and Vendor Surveillance Source Inspector for major ...
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 testing. He has conducted research and failure analyses involving uniform ...
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Burroughs Diesel, Inc. v. Baker Petrolite, LLC Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182235 Facts This case involves a hydrochloric acid (HCl) leak from…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Woodbine Prod. Corp. v. Eagle Tubulars, L.L.C. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181171 Facts The plaintiff rented a work-string and two pipes from…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Magna Mach. Co. v. Hodge Foundry Inc., Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178616 In this products liability case involving a fractured iron casting,…
This case involves a truck that had been recently undergone repair at an automotive repair shop for an axle issue. When the owner retrieved the truck from the shop, he was assured by the mechanics that the issue had been completely…
This case involves a tourism helicopter crash in Alaska that was allegedly caused by a mechanical part failure. The helicopter was cruising with a pilot and 4 passenger tourists at 800 feet when the pilot felt an impact. As the pilot…
This case involves two plaintiffs living in low-income apartment housing that died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The pipes in the boiler room allegedly began to rust and crack causing a carbon monoxide leak. There were no carbon monoxide detectors…
This case involves the death of a 25-year-old female amusement park patron. The patron was riding one of the most popular rides roller coasters in the park along with 29 other amusement park patrons when suddenly the ride malfunctioned. The…
This case involves a fatal motorcycle accident in New Mexico. The decedent was a 26-year-old female who attempted to turn off the highway. As she did so, the front of the bike started to rattle and vibrate, causing her to have…
This case involves a hip implant with package labeling that failed to disclose that it contained a number of cobalt components. The man had undergone surgery to implant the hip, which proceeded without incident. However, shortly after the surgery the…