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C. Kendall Clarke
Ph.D., P.E.

President and Principal Engineer

Don Halimunanda
M.S., P.E.

Mechanical Engineer

Metallurgical Consulting
1146 Leroy Stevens Rd
Suite A
Mobile, AL 36695

Phone (251) 639-3433
Fax (251) 639-3105
Email us

Metallurgical Consulting is a consulting engineering firm located in Mobile, Al.

Started in 1977, the company has offered consulting services to a wide range of industrial and legal clients. Projects range from routine failure analyses of small components to large projects involving extensive analysis and testing. Expert witness testimony has been given in state and federal courts.

We specialize in:

Fracture Mechanics
Failure Analysis
Metallurgy and materials
Corrosion
Welding

Articles
04/06	Evaluation of Fire Damaged Copper Wire
10/05	Imperfections in Tree Stand Failures
07/05	Evaluation of a Leaf Spring Failure
12/03	Failure Analysis of a Pole Gin

FRACTURE MECHANICS	FAILURE ANALYSIS	METALLURGY & MATERIALS	CORROSION	WELDING
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A hair line crack in this test axle produced a low stress failure thus providing data for future evaluations.	Failed ship mounted hydraulic crane	Cross section through crack like indication in cast iron dryer head	Cracking in reactor probed by in situ potentiodynamic tests	Production weld cracking problem

LABORATORY FACILITIES

Facilities for examination and testing are housed in a 3000 square foot office and laboratory. Microscopes are available including a large chamber scanning electron microscope. Saws and other specimen preparation equipment handle a wide range of specimens in size and material. Full scale testing equipment includes a hydrautic ram, load cells, and multichanel high speed data acquisition instrumentalion.