Metal Failure Analysis Case Studies

Failure analysis is part of root cause analysis process. Need data from failure analysis to understand what happened metallurgically to the item. Without the info, just guessing and wasting time.
There are two broad sets of circumstances when failure analysis is performed. Engineering companies perform failure analysis to determine the root cause of quality problems or product failures and put measures in place to prevent the problem or failure from occurring again. Insurance companies and attorneys perform failure analysis to determine the root cause of a failure to order to recover money associated with the loss or get compensation for injury or death.
Failures and root cause analysis
When a metal component failure or quality problem occurs, a root cause analysis must be performed to identify the primary event or decision that enabled the problem to occur. For product design and manufacturing, the results of a root cause analysis are used to implement corrective actions to prevent the failure from reoccurring. For insurance and legal situations, the information is used to make a claim for compensation or defend against a claim.
Root cause analysis begins with failure analysis
Metallurgical failure analysis is the first step of the root cause analysis process. For failures during testing and use, a failure analysis is performed to determine the failure mode and failure mechanism of the failed item, whether any metallurgical characteristics of the failed item contributed to the failure, and the metallurgical reason for the failure. For quality problems, a failure analysis is performed to assess metallurgical characteristics of the problem item, whether they meet the item’s specifications, and the metallurgical reason for the problem. The information obtained from a failure analysis is then used to identify the root cause of the failure or quality problem.
No failure analysis, no direction
It’s unlikely a root cause will be accurately identified without the information gained from a failure analysis. Instead, expect to live with a lingering problem. Amazingly, this is exactly what happens in many organizations.
The most important action to take
The best step to take when a metal problem occurs is to call a metallurgist. In every case I have ever worked for a client, the benefits of involving a metallurgist quickly outweighed the cost, time, or effort used with any other approach. Just like any problem in life, when done properly, formal failure analysis saves money, effort, and time. What distinguishes us from other metallurgical organizations is metals engineering expertise combined with lots of experience with every aspect of product design and manufacturing. With this broad experience, we bring multiple perspectives to help clients quickly get the information they need to solve problems and help them use the information to solve the problem.
Metal failure analysis is a science for identifying the root cause of problems.
Understanding what causes your metal failures is key to preventing them from happening again. We will get you the information you need to help you identify the root cause and the corrective action to prevent the problem from reoccurring. Hire us to find out what’s wrong with your product, equipment, or manufacturing process so that it doesn’t fail again!

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