Webinar: Failure Analysis of Plastics, Oct. 2, 2008
ONLINE - September 19, 2008
Stork experts are presenting an online webinar, "Failure Analysis of Plastics." The presentation will take place on Thursday, October 2, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 11:00am CST (New York 11 a.m. / Los Angeles 8 a.m./ London 4 p.m. / Paris 5 p.m.).
To register for this free webinar, contact teamday@stork.com. Your placement will be confirmed by September 29, 2008.
Abstract
If you deal with plastic components, "Failure Analysis of Plastics" will answer many questions that arise when a failure occurs. Topics covered include:
- Materials definition of failure and why a failure analysis should be performed
- Objectives of a failure analysis and the typical sequence of steps taken
- Examples and case studies of several common polymeric failure modes such as ductile catastrophic overload, brittle fracture, molecular degradation, stress relaxation, fatigue, and more
- Review of how most polymeric failures occur
- Factors that affect plastic component performance including materials used, design, processing techniques, and service conditions
About the presenter
Niles Stenmark is a Senior Materials Scientist in the polymer testing and failure analysis division of Stork Technimet. He has been a consultant for 8 years, conducting a wide range of projects from material deformulation to failure analysis involving litigation. Niles has conducted extensive research of plastic fractography, and has published several articles on related topics. He has expertise in the following areas:
- Materials: plastic, rubber, adhesives
- Testing: SEM, FTIR, thermal analysis, mechanical testing
- Processes: injection molding, compression molding, blow molding, extrusion, thermoforming, casting, welding, bonding
- Industries: automotive, medical, transportation, consumer products, heavy equipment, chemical processing and transport, piping, electrical