In this episode Michael Pfeifer discusses metal fatigue. Fatigue is a common component failure mechanism that involves ...

In this episode Michael discusses his return to podcasting and re-introduces himself, his engineering pursuits and perspective, and ...

Annealing is a common term used for metal heat treating. However, the term is sometimes used incorrectly to refer to different annealing processes.

Metallurgical phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. 

Engineering and producing a product or structure involves many decisions and actions, and occasionally mistakes are made. Sometimes they are ...

Listen to this Metal Conversations podcast episode about the metals engineering perspective for supplier selection for metal stock and custom ...

Listen to this Metal Conversations podcast episode about the metals engineering perspective of the component design process. In this episode ...

In this episode of the Metals Conversations podcast Michael discusses different aspects of product development, product launch, and post-launch and ...

Listen to this Metal Conversations podcast episode about residual stress - sources of residual stress, how to reduce residual stress, . and ...

This episode covers five key metallurgy concepts that apply metallurgy to design and manufacturing decisions and problems

In this episode of the Metals Conversations podcast I discuss two fundamental principles that are the foundation of metallurgy and ...

In this episode of the Metals Conversations podcast I discuss the hydrogen embrittlement mechanism and the engineering steps needed to prevent hydrogen embrittlement

Metallurgical phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. 

Metallurgical phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. 

Metallurgical phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. 

Metallurgical phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. 

In this episode I discuss product reliability. Reliability refers to the ability of a product to perform as needed for a period of time.

In this episode I discuss 6-sigma, statistical process control, and the role of materials engineering in developing capable manufacturing processes.

In this episode I discuss the state of steel metallurgy knowledge and what this knowledge has enabled. This includes ultra-high ...

In this episode I discuss my perspective of products and how it influences how I help design products to meet performance, reliability, and cost goals.

“For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.” Benjamin Franklin. In this episode I discuss professional development.

In this episode I discuss Design for Manufacturability related to component fabrication and joining components by welding, brazing, or soldering

In this episode I discuss failure analysis of component and joint failures during product testing or use and manufacturing problems.

There are microscopic structures and processes in metals that have large effects on metal properties, performance, and reliability.

No matter the application, the considerations when designing a component are always the same. It’s necessary to understand all the ...

Metals engineering is the application of metallurgy (the science of metals) to design and manufacturing decisions and problems involving metals.

In this Metal Conversations episode I discuss two lessons I learned when I was a process engineer in a semiconductor ...

I just posted my second podcast episode. In this episode I discussed my education, my experience working in a semiconductor