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Metal Conversations
Hosted by Michael Pfeifer · EN
Metal Conversations is a podcast by Michael Pfeifer from Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. He talks about metallurgy and metals engineering as they apply to product design and manufacturing. This covers many different areas since considerations about the metals used in products includes alloy selection, supplier selection, manufacturing process development, and fixing quality problems, just to name a few.
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27 Metal Annealing
May 31, 202400:08:47Tap to summarizein this episode, Michael Pfeifer discusses the recrystallization anneal process and confusion regarding the use of the term anneal. To learn more about recrystallization annealing check out this video and article. https://youtu.be/ewb_xlgRt2Q https://www.imetllc.com/metal-annealing/ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost. For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The
Transcribe →26 Phase Diagrams
May 16, 202400:10:21Tap to summarizePhase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. Phase diagrams are used to predict the phase changes that occur in alloys during heating and cooling. This can be during heat treating, casting solidification, joining processes that involve molten metal, and elevated temperature use conditions. This is important because the properties of a metal component depend on the phases present in the metal. In this episode Michael discusses phase diagrams and their use. To learn more about phase diagrams check out this video and article. https://youtu.be/Fb5M-rgqxiU https://www.imetllc.com/alloy-phase-diagram/ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost. For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →25 Engineering Mistakes, Causes, and Prevention
Apr 1, 202400:12:59Tap to summarizeEngineering and producing a product or structure involves many decisions and actions, and occasionally mistakes are made. Sometimes they are easy to fix and not costly. Other times the mistakes take a great deal of effort and money to fix. Regardless, the general categories of mistakes can be put into two categories – mistakes due to process or procedure errors and mistakes due to ignorance. in this episode Michael discusses these types of mistakes, their causes, and ways to prevent them from occurring. To learn more about check out this video and article. https://www.youtu.be/3lCGI-Oav7o https://www.imetllc.com/engineering-mistakes-causes-and-prevention/ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost. For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →24 Supplier Selection
Mar 12, 202400:13:07Tap to summarizeSupplier selection involves many considerations from several different perspectives, such as design engineering, quality engineering, sourcing, finance, and shipping and logistics. in this episode Michael discusses supplier selection considerations based on the materials engineering perspective, with a focus on metal stock and metal components. To learn more about the supplier selection from the materials engineering perspective check out this video and article. https://youtu.be/gxuJ2W4l0DE https://www.imetllc.com/supplier-selection/ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost. For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →23 Component Design Process
Feb 28, 202400:13:42Tap to summarizeMichael discusses a high level view of the component design process from the metals engineering perspective. To learn more about the component design process, check out these resources: https://youtu.be/4qGDbbBe4g4 https://www.imetllc.com/materials-selection/ https://www.imetllc.com/materials-selection-design-requirements/ https://www.imetllc.com/designing-optimized-components/ --------------------------- Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysis He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois. He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost. For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/ Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →22 Product Launch Formula
Jan 31, 202400:12:07Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Michael discusses different aspects of product development, product launch, and post-launch where materials engineering will improve product success.Developing and launching a product can be stressful – there are many decisions, problems to overcome, and risks to mitigate. While we’d like the process to go smoothly and be able to calmly meet deadlines, this usually is not the case – things we didn’t consider pop up or things that shouldn’t have been a problem become a problem. Many of the decisions, problems, and risks are associated with the materials used in a product. After all, a product is ultimately an assembly of materials that have been shaped, manipulated, and modified. So, making the effort to engineer the materials will have an impact on product cost, performance, and reliability,and on manufacturing throughput and quality.To learn more about successful product development, launch, and improvement check these out-https://youtu.be/D_rtl7TNrQE-https://www.imetllc.com/product-launch-formula/This episode is a complement to articles and podcasts available on the Industrial Metallurgists website https://www.imetllc.com/.---------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →21 Residual Stress in Metals
Nov 29, 202300:07:38Tap to summarizeIn this episode I discuss residual stress in metalsSee this article to learn more Residual StressThis episode is a complement to articles and podcasts available on the Industrial Metallurgists website https://www.imetllc.com/.---------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →20 Five Key Metallurgy Concepts
Oct 26, 202300:11:59Tap to summarizeIn this episode I discuss five key metallurgy concepts that apply to all metals and are necessary to understand to be able to apply metallurgy to Produce stock metal Design and fabricate low-cost, reliable components. Figure out the root cause of component failures and production quality problems.See this article to learn more Five Key Metallurgy ConceptsWe also offer an online course the teaches metallurgy fundamentals Principles of MetallurgyThis episode is a complement to articles and podcasts available on the Industrial Metallurgists website https://www.imetllc.com/.---------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →19 Two fundamental metallurgy principles
Oct 17, 202300:11:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode I discuss the two fundamental principles that are the foundation of metallurgy and metals engineering.See this article to learn more Two fundamental metallurgy principlesThis episode is a complement to articles and podcasts available on the Industrial Metallurgists website https://www.imetllc.com/.---------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He's wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
Transcribe →18 Engineering to Prevent Hydrogen Embrittlement
Jul 27, 202300:08:01Tap to summarizeIn this episode I discuss the hydrogen embrittlement mechanism and the engineering steps needed to prevent hydrogen embrittlement of steel fasteners. See this article to learn more Hydrogen Embrittlement of SteelThis episode is a complement to articles and podcasts available on the Industrial Metallurgists website https://www.imetllc.com/.---------------------------Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer. He works with design and manufacturing clients to help with Component materials selection Manufacturing process development Supplier evaluation Failure analysis and root cause analysisHe received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. He is a Professional Engineer, licensed in Illinois.He's wrote a book - Materials Enabled Designs. It teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.For more information about Michael go to https://www.imetllc.com/about/Industrial Metallurgists offer metallurgy and metals engineering consulting and training. The training is geared to design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. More information about Industrial Metallurgists' services and training is at https://www.imetllc.com/
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