California Plastic Failure Expert determines the root cause of a acetal valve stem failure.
Failure Analysis of Cracking Glass Pool Tiles
California Glass Failure Expert determines the root cause of cracking glass pool tiles and proves that they would not pass the ASTM 484-99 Standards Test as claimed.
Plastic Failure Analysis: Automobile Part
Read Consulting was asked to perform plastic failure analysis on a broken pickup truck tailgate latch. Attached are a series of photographs demonstrating the latch and the cause of failure. The latch is mostly held to the back gate with two machine screws that are screwed into PEM inserts pushed into bosses when the plastic […]
Metal Failure Analysis: Food Packaging Failure Analysis
Introduction Chips of a foreign material were found in canned tomato product at a customer’s site. A materials and food packaging expert performed a failure analysis to determine the source of these flakes. Procedure The chips were documented with a low power microscope. In addition, the materials present were evaluated using two methods. The shiny […]
Broken Carbide Cutting Tool Root Cause Failure Analysis
California Metal Failure Expert determines the root cause of the failure of a broken carbide tip on a mild steel shank.
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