Jennifer Tret is Vice President of Materials Testing at Sherry Laboratories, a network of independent, multi-disciplinary laboratories providing materials, failure analysis, environmental, food and hydrocarbon testing services. For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.sherrylabs.com.
Materials are designed to withstand the environment and stress to which they will be subjected. The properties of a material or component involve not only the elemental composition but manufacturing processes such as heat treatment and machining processes.
