Heat Treatment I

Tuesday, October 21, 2025: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Cooperative session between the Failure Analysis Society (FAS) and the Heat Treat Society (HTS) highlighting related talks. Mr. Craig D. Clauser, P.E., FASM, Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting Inc, Ms. Debbie Aliya, FASM, Aliya Analytical Inc, Mr. Michael Connelly, FASM, CQE, Connelly Consulting, Ms. Rachel Dressler, Komatsu, Mr. Steven E Ferdon, PE, Cummins Inc. and Ms. Leena Alam, UConn
8:00 AM
Discoloration of Commercial Bronze During Heat Treatment Operations
Dr. MariAnne Davis, Ph.D., P.E., United States Mint
8:20 AM
Heat Treat Tales: Shop Floor Failures
Mr. Michael Connelly, FASM, CQE, Connelly Consulting
8:40 AM
Austempering Analysis of Diesel Fuel Pump Pressure Vessel
Dr. Ruiji Sun, Cummins Engine, Purdue University
9:00 AM
Failure Analysis of a Sensitized 420 SS Surgical Instrument
Dr. Mark Licurse, Ph.D., LRSM - Univ. of Pennsylvania; Dr. David Pope, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
9:20 AM
Nitriding Related Failure
Mr. Craig D. Clauser, P.E., FASM, Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting Inc
9:40 AM
Sun Gear Failure in Second Round of Testing
Mr. Joseph C Newcomb, BS, John Deere
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