Learn to Examine Failed Shafts

When a part fails, the broken part holds many clues explaining its demise. This includes failed shafts. When a shaft fails by fatigue, the fracture features are literally a recording of why it failed. One just needs to learn how to decipher these features.

This online, mini-course will explain how to examine the fracture/crack surfaces of failed shafts. It teaches how to recognize the four most common loading scenarios that cause shafts to fail. Incredibly helpful for anyone dealing with shaft failures.

2hrs CPD.

Who Should Attend:

Everyone dealing with equipment failures. Highly useful for mechanical, rotating and reliability engineers.

NOTE: If you have already taken the 'Introduction to Examining Fractures' some of the content will overlap.

Course largely based upon the content covered in the book "Decoding Mechanical Failures". Additional information provided including discussion of additional loading scenarios.

About the Instructor

Shane Turcott, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.

Shane graduated with his B.Eng and M.A.Sc in Materials Engineering from McMaster University, Canada. He has performed failure analysis for various employers before founding Steel Image in 2009. Steel Image is a lab-based metallurgical engineering company specializing in failure analysis and on-site material evaluations. He is the past Ontario Chair of the American Society of Materials, author of Decoding Mechanical Failures and Steel Isn't Hard (To Learn).

Hosted by Steel Image

Steel Image is a metallurgical engineering company specializing in failure analysis and training. Literature and training cover examining fractures, corrosion and metallurgy.