Metallurgical Failure Analysis: Root Cause Investigations

Understanding why materials fail is essential to improving reliability, safety, and performance. This webinar provides an overview of metallurgical failure analysis and the investigative techniques used to determine root causes in complex material and component failures.

Attendees will learn how Covalent approaches failure investigations involving metallic alloys, welded assemblies, protective coatings, and fractured components. Through real-world case studies, the session will highlight common failure mechanisms including corrosion and coating degradation, weld cracking, and fracture-related failures.

The webinar will also demonstrate how analytical techniques such as microscopy, SEM/EDS, metallography, mechanical testing, and fracture surface analysis are integrated to identify failure origins and contributing factors.

Whether you work in manufacturing, materials engineering, quality assurance, reliability, or product development, this session will provide practical insight into preventing recurring failures and improving component performance.

This Webinar Is Best For

• Metallurgical and materials engineers
• Welding engineers and fabrication specialists
• Quality assurance and reliability professionals
• Manufacturing engineers in aerospace, automotive, energy, and heavy industry
• Failure analysis and product development teams

What You’ll Learn

• Metallurgical Failure Analysis Workflows: learn how failure investigations progress from initial problem definition to root cause determination using integrated analytical techniques.
• Case Studies in Failure Analysis: explore real-world investigations involving coating failures, weld cracking, and fractured components.
• Fracture, Weld, and Coating Evaluation: understand how microscopy, SEM/EDS, metallography, hardness testing, and fracture analysis are used to assess material integrity and identify defects.
• Industry Applications: gain insight into metallurgical failure analysis practices used across manufacturing, transportation, aerospace, energy, and industrial processing industries during the live Q&A session.