Material Selection Expert Witnesses

Nashua, New Hampshire

Metallurgy, Failure Analysis - Design Defects, Material Selection, Engineering, Manufacturing Defects, Manufacturing, Quality Control, Mechanical Failure, Corrosion, Fitness for Use, Equipment Operation, Equipment Maintenance, Trade Secrets

Testifying and consulting expert for both plaintiff and defense counsel. Cases have involved hand tools, recreational and exercise equipment, fire fighting apparatus, rotating machinery, construction hardware, fasteners, joints, piping, tubing, lighting fixtures. 40+ yrs designing, manufacturing and quality assurance of components for consumer & industrial products including safety and performance-critical applications for aircraft, automotive safety systems, medical products, construction machinery, defense arms and munitions. Mr. Caldwell has testified in patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation cases. He has lectured in the USA, Europe and India on manufacturing premium quality metal products. He has published in the areas of batteries, materials selection and materials processing. Licensed Professional Engineer, Ohio. US Patent holder.

Bridgeton, New Jersey

Engineering, Oil and Gas - Corrosion, Mechanical Integrity, Materials Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Industrial Equipment, Failure Analysis, Inspection Adequacy, Risk-Based Inspection Expert, RBI Expert Witness, Piping, Pressure Vessel, Tank, Pipeline, Refinery, Chemical Plant, Coating, Material Selection

Dr. Sean Brossia is a corrosion, materials, mechanical integrity, reliability, and industrial equipment failure expert with more than 30 years of experience in chemical, refining, pharmaceutical, paper, pipeline, manufacturing, and industrial facilities. He provides expert witness and litigation support through Vulcan Integrity for matters involving corrosion damage, materials degradation, inspection adequacy, risk-based inspection, mechanical integrity, maintenance and reliability practices, material selection, and equipment failure causation. Dr. Brossia has experience with piping, pressure vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, boilers, cooling water systems, pipelines, coatings, linings, stainless steels, specialty alloys, polymers, gaskets, glass-lined equipment, PTFE-lined systems, corrosion sensors, and corrosion monitoring technologies. He evaluates damage mechanisms including pitting, general corrosion, localized corrosion, erosion-corrosion, corrosion under insulation, microbio...