Exploring Material Failures: Academic Insights and Practical Applications

When:  Feb 6, 2025 from 12:00 to 13:00 (ET)

Description

Failure analysis is a discipline that studies the origin of default leading to the obsolescence of a structure. It involves investigating and understanding why a component or equipment no longer functions as expected, based on various characterization techniques combined with knowledge in the concerned field.

I had the opportunity to take part in a failure analysis project during my academic studies. This project involved determining the cause of a pipe connection failure. In this presentation, I will share my experience with you. I will explain the approach I used to understand and draw conclusions about the origin of this failure.

In our program, we have the opportunity to follow lectures that focus on studying the mechanisms that initiate and/or propagate material failure. We also learn various characterization techniques, both destructive and non-destructive, to detect or analyze defaults in materials. The failure analysis project is integrated into the curriculum to illustrate the theoretical concepts covered in class and to deepen our understanding of materials.

Speaker: Mahieux Rémi – Engineering Student, Chemistry and Materials Science, Université de Mons

Sponsored by FAS, the Failure Analysis Society