In this episode Michael Pfeifer discusses metal fatigue. Fatigue is a common component failure mechanism that involves localized, permanent damage to metals exposed to cyclic stress.

This episode is a companion to several articles and resources on the Industrial Metallurgists, LLC website

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Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., PE is a metallurgist and metals engineer at Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. Industrial Metallurgists offers ⁠⁠metallurgy consulting⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠metallurgy training⁠⁠ to 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠