Heat Treating Related Failures (Joint HTS and FAS Programming)

Monday, September 28, 2026: 9:00 AM-10:20 AM
308A (Québec City Convention Centre)
Cooperative session between the Heat Treat Society (HTS) and the Failure Analysis Society (FAS) highlighting related talks. Mr. Jason Orosz1, Mr. Chuck Faulkner2, Dr. Lee M. Rothleutner3 and Mr. Burak Akyuz2, (1)General Motors(2)Houghton International, Inc.(3)The Timken Company
9:00 AM
Failures in Aluminum Extrusion Dies
Mr. Jack Kalucki, Nitrex Metal Inc.
9:20 AM
Small Hardness and Yield Strength Deviation from Heat Treatment Process Opens Susceptibility to Sulfide Stress Cracking in Oil & Gas Casing Tubulars – Case Study.
Mr. Alvaro Chan, P.E., Viking Engineering
9:40 AM
Root Cause Analysis of Quench Cracking in Industrial Hand Tools: A Case Study
Mr. Sergio Gallegos, Quaker Houghton; Dr. Arisbeth Rodwick, Quaker Houghton
10:00 AM
A Computational Re-evaluation of the Grossmann-Asimow Model and Its Implications for Heat Treatment Failures.
Dr. Mario Buchely, Missouri University of Science and Technology
10:20 AM
Quench Oil is Quench Oil, or is it: A Case Study
Mr. Chuck Faulkner, Houghton International, Inc.; Mr. Burak Akyuz, ATS
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