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In addition, READ CONSULTING provides services to industry in the areas of failure analysis, process development and process improvement. Read Consulting is prepared to use its experience and expertise to analyze customers' specific problems.

California Failure Analysis Lab Examines Stainless Steel Corrosion Failure

February 13, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Stainless steel corrosion failures often result from grain boundary sensitization. Many 300 series stainless steel alloys come in two grades or more. For example 304 stainless steel comes as 304, 304L and 304H. Each grade has a different amount of carbon (C). the 304 grade allows up to .0.08% C; whereas 304 L allows a […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Corrosion, Plumbing, Stainless Steel

Glass Expert Witness Services

February 3, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting is a California failure analysis laboratory that provides a complete line of glass expert witness services. These include glass failure analysis, window damage assessment,  patent expert witness support and stress testing. In addition Read Consulting also offers glass expert witness support in all areas of glass and ceramic machining and processing.  Process and device patent expertise is […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass Failure, Laboratory Analysis

California Failure Analysis

January 29, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Failure Analysis lab performed an electronic failure analysis on Pogo pin spring loaded contacts (Pogo connector pins) to determine the cause of intermittent open circuits. Electronic testing had detected that there were times when the spring loaded pin was depressed, the circuit would open and there would be an interruption of the signal. The cross […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Photomicrograph, Pogo Pin, Pogo Pin Contacts

Rubber Failure Analysis: Rubber Seal Failure Analysis

January 22, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A California failure expert witness was asked to determine the root cause of a rubber gasket leak. The molded rubber gasket seal was integrated into a hydraulic lift operating at 650 psi. Over time it had developed a very small hole and approximately 60 gallons of hydraulic oil escaped through this small leak. Read Consulting Failure […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Leak, Molding Defect, Rubber Gasket, Rubber Seal

Device Patent Dispute: Automobile Rear View Mirrors

January 18, 2012 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Read Consulting, a California failure analysis laboratory, often becomes involved with device patent disputes. In this case a patent dispute focused on external automobile rear view mirrors that had integral flashers showing through openings in the mirror. The assembly consisted of an array of LED lights that were behind the mirror, and these flashed through […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Automobile, Glass, Rear View Mirrors

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Read Consulting Failure Analysis

Thomas L. Read, PhD,
1435 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-494-5089
email: info@readconsulting.com

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