Howdy everyone. I've come here every once in a while for advice, usually when I'm about fed up with my current job, and I truly have appreciated the advice you have lent each time.
I left my last job because I was a lone wolf materials engineer doing failure analysis and felt like there was not...
How does one go about developing or locating material properties to use in an inelastic analysis? It seems like a problem most analysts will come across and I have not found much definitive discussion.
For instances where plastic analysis is required such as failure analysis or design of crash...
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I just started my second job and have ended up in a similar situation to my last workplace where I have no real day to day tasks and I have the opportunity(trying very hard not to take it) of being lazy similar to the...
I can see the appeal of using ASME B18.24 as a tool for classifying fasteners, but have had great difficulty ordering parts according to the PIN number designations. For instance, the designations are often very specific in areas such as passivation treatments for stainless parts or in specific...
Thanks very much to all those who have replied. My apologies for not checking up on this post much in the last month.
Wil Taylor, I will definitely look into the references you have listed as well.
MrFailure. I unfortunately do not have a metallography lab. I do have access to an SEM for an...
I am currently working as a lone wolf materials engineer in a group of mechanical engineers. I perform failure analysis studies on a variety of failed machine components. This is my first job, and nobody working with me knows very much about the field of failure analysis. I basically make up my...
Thanks much for the responses. I've actually been having a better time at work even in the last week or so with your advice.
I have been hesitant to blame my situation as the cause of what feels like career/learning stagnation thus far. While I'm sure there's always more I could be doing to get...
I really appreciate all of the responses everyone. OldestGuy I will definitely look to join a professional society. I had attended some ASM meetings but they were 90%+ academic members and I was not getting much practical use out of attending.
I agree that it is a good thing to realize that I...
I received a BS/MS in MSE from a well respected university and have been working in an entry level engineer position for about a year now. My group works to maintain a large variety of small and large machine elements and vehicles and consists of 15 or so mechanical engineers. As the first and...
