Podcast Episode 13: Product Reliability and Materials Degradation

In this episode I discuss product reliability. Reliability refers to the ability of a product to perform as needed for a period of time. I’m concerned with reliability as it relates to how materials respond when exposed to product use conditions. The use conditions can cause degradation of the materials. I discuss the use conditions that cause degradation and their sources.

This episode is a complement to an article (Designing for Reliability) and short video presentation (Product Reliability and Materials Engineering) available on this website at https://www.imetllc.com/designing-for-reliability/.

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Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E., is President of Industrial Metallurgists and a metallurgical engineering consultant with more than 30 years of experience in product design, manufacturing, failure analysis, and metallurgy training. He helps clients worldwide solve design and manufacturing problems and is the author of Materials Enabled Designs.

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