TITLE: Got Residual Stress? What Should You Do?
PRESENTED BY: The ASM International Residual Stress Committee
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 22, 2025 – 11 am eastern
DESCRIPTION: Residual stress is present in all materials and affects many aspects of product design, manufacturing, and performance. A complex engineering phenomenon, residual stress can drive geometric nonconformity, speed or slow subcritical cracking, and directly impact fracture, making understanding and control vital. This webinar features excerpts from the “Residual Stress 101” education session that will be held immediately prior to the 12th International Conference on Residual Stresses (ICRS-12, October 20-23, Detroit) and will focus on key concepts for understanding residual stress and managing its effects. Additionally, the webinar will include a preview of the ICRS-12 conference program.
SPEAKERS:
Michael R. Hill
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Davis
Michael R. Hill has dedicated his career to mechanics, materials, and residual stress engineering. In addition to his role at the University of California, Davis, he is also the Founder and CEO of Hill Engineering, a company focused on solving complex structural problems related to fatigue- and fracture-critical systems through a unique blend of residual stress and fatigue engineering expertise. He is a former chair of the ASM Residual Stress Technical Committee.
Andrew Payzant
Distinguished R&D Staff Member and Group Leader, Materials Engineering
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Andrew Payzant, FASM, is a Distinguished R&D Staff Member in the Neutron Scattering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has led the Engineering Materials Group since 2013, managing engineering and applied science research programs and neutron scattering beamlines. His research emphasizes developing and applying neutron and x-ray in-situ diffraction techniques to analyze structure, texture, and residual stress in various materials.
Michael B Prime
Laboratory Fellow
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael B. Prime is a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, specializing in residual stress and stress mechanics. He is a key developer of the contour method for residual stress measurement. His research includes developing inverse solutions for residual stress measurements, addressing challenges in uncertainty analysis, and applying these methods to diverse materials, including aluminum alloys, friction stir welds, railway rails, and additively manufactured parts.