Metal Failure Analysis
eLearning
This course is a practical introduction to metal failure analysis techniques used to determine root causes of fractures, corrosion, and manufacturing defects, including sample preparation, metallurgical evaluation, result interpretation, and real-world case studies.
Credit Info
- Contact Hours: 6
- IACET CEUs: N/A
- Valid for ASNT Level III recertification: Yes
Course Overview
Metal Failure Analysis provides a practical introduction to the techniques used to determine the root cause of metal failures and manufacturing quality problems. The course explains how failure analyses are conducted, including sample selection and preparation, metallurgical evaluation methods, and interpretation of results.
Learners will gain an understanding of how these techniques are used to analyze fracture failures, corrosion failures, and manufacturing quality problems. Case studies are included throughout the course to reinforce concepts and demonstrate how failure analysis methods are applied to real-world situations.
ASNT partners with Industrial Metallurgist, LLC to deliver this course. Enrollment is completed through ASNT’s learning management system, while coursework takes place on Industrial Metallurgists, LLC learning platform.
Upon Completion, Learners Will Have Covered:
- The purpose of metallurgical failure analysis and its role in determining root cause
- The steps involved in the failure analysis process
- The background information needed to perform an effective failure analysis
- How to select, collect, handle, and prepare samples for metallurgical evaluation
- Common metallurgical analysis techniques and the data obtained from each
- How to determine failure mode and failure mechanism
- How fracture surfaces are evaluated to identify fracture mode
- How failure analysis techniques are applied to fracture failures, corrosion failures, and manufacturing quality problems
- Application of failure analysis concepts through case studies
Meet the Instructor
Michael Pfeifer
Michael Pfeifer is President of Industrial Metallurgists, a leading engineering consultancy that specializes in metallurgical engineering for product design, manufacturing, and root cause analysis of product failures.
With over 30 years of hands-on experience, Michael has been helping clients world-wide with design and manufacturing decisions and problems. He also is a failure analysis expert for forensic engineering investigations, and provides metallurgy expert witness services when needed.
Questions? Contact us at education@asnt.org
*A passing score of 70% on the final exam is required to complete the course and receive a certificate of completion. Learners will receive three attempts to pass the exam. If the learner is unable to pass the final exam within the three attempts, the course will need to be repurchased.