Ceramics and glass are essential to electronics, energy, aerospace, construction, medical devices, and consumer products, and because they fail in brittle and often sudden ways, disputes over their performance can be costly and technically demanding. Electronics manufacturers sue suppliers when capacitors, substrates, or electronic packaging materials crack or degrade, device companies pursue component makers over ceramic bearings and implant materials that fall short of specification, and building owners and contractors litigate failed tile, glazing, and architectural glass. Industrial disputes arise over refractory linings, glass furnace performance, and ceramic powders that do not sinter or behave as promised, while patent and trade secret claims frequently concern composition, processing, and microstructure. In each, the central question is whether the material, its processing, or its application met the specifications and standards the parties relied on.
A ceramics expert answers that question through fractography, microscopy, chemical and phase analysis, and mechanical testing, identifying the origin of a fracture and the flaw, residual stress, contamination, or processing defect that produced it. That analysis distinguishes among manufacturing defects, design choices that placed brittle components under improper loads, installation errors, and service conditions outside specification, which often maps directly onto the competing positions of supplier, manufacturer, installer, and owner. In intellectual property disputes, the expert compares compositions, processing routes, and microstructures to determine whether a product practices a patented method or reflects misappropriated know-how. Those findings support warranty, indemnity, contract, and infringement claims, define the scope of affected product for damages, and give counsel a scientific basis for rebutting an opposing expert's failure theory.
Ceramics expertise ranges from electronic and structural ceramics to glass manufacturing, biomaterials, and brittle fracture mechanics, so the right expert is one whose laboratory and industry experience matches the material and application in dispute. The scientists and engineers we present include specialists in fractographic analysis, stress corrosion, and crack growth in brittle materials, a glass engineer who has published on glass furnace design and testified on automotive glass, and a materials scientist who has consulted for companies such as Samsung, Hitachi, and Kemet Electronics. Our network also includes experts in electronic ceramics and packaging, powder and microwave processing, ceramic bearings in joint replacement, and dental ceramics, as well as a materials engineer who has served on national advisory committees evaluating nanotechnology projects. Round Table Group has completed more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators, and you can begin the search for the right ceramics expert by calling us at (202) 908-4500.
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I have 30 years of experience in the field of ceramic materials, with specific knowledge of processing, texture, and interfaces. I have published on such topics as grain growth, ferroelectrics, and interfaces.
I have 17 years of experience and specialize in the field of ceramic and glass engineering, with specific knowledge of combustion and glass manufacturing. I have published on such topics as glass furnace design issues. I have testified on automotive glass and auto windshield repair.
I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of ceramics and arts education with specific knowledge in the areas of ceramics and publishing. I have published on such topics as ceramics traditions and marketing.
I have 24 years of experience and specialize in the field of electronic materials, with specific knowledge of assembly materials, ceramics and metallization systems. I have published on such topics as ceramics, electronic packaging and materials science.
I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of materials science with specific knowledge in the areas of ceramics, glass and graphite. I have published on such topics as ceramic engineering, graphite insulation and composite processing & application. I have a comprehensive glass, ceramics and composites materials and processing background, with strong applications focus. I am a proven innovator with extensive technical and business management experience in established as well as entrepreneurial environments, both domestic and international. This encompasses everything from materials and process development, program initiation, contract authorship, production scale up and running of a production…
The right expert witnesses and consulting experts can make your case. That’s why we have spent so many hours over the past quarter century making sure our clients have just the right expert team — whether one expert or many, early-stage advice or expert reports and testimony. Across over 50,000 expert search assignments, we have honed a unique, customized approach to identifying, analyzing and connecting with expert talent so you can focus on winning your case.
I have 23 years of experience, and specialize in the field of materials science with specific knowledge in the areas of ceramics, electronic ceramics and electrical properties. I have published on such topics as electronic cermaics, crystal structures and electrical properties.
I have 39 years of experience in the field of brittle fracture, with specific knowledge of ceramics, glasses and fracture mechanisms. I have published on such topics as strength, toughness and failure origins.
I have 20 years of experience in the field of prosthodontics and biomaterials, with specific knowledge in the areas of ceramics, composites, and amalgams. I have published on such topics as ceramics, composites, and amalgams.
I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of ceramic materials, with specific knowledge of powder processing, microwave processing and semiconductor properties of ceramic materials. I have published on such topics as electro-optical properties of ceramic semiconductor materials, mechanical properties of microwave and conventionally sintered ceramic materials, and ultrasonic processing of metals and ceramics.
I have 40 years of experience and specialize in the field of fracture of brittle materials, with specific knowledge of fractographic analysis, testing and crack growth. I have published on such topics as stress corrosion, fractography and fracture mechanics.
I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of materials with specific knowledge in the areas of ceramics both modern and traditional, development of new materials and testing their behavior. I have published on such topics as science of ceramics, ceramic hardness, hydrogen storage and the hydrogen economy.
I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of orthopaedic surgery with specific knowledge in the areas of primary hip and knee replacement surgery, revision hip and knee replacement surgery and ceramic bearings. I have published on such topics as modern acetabular component and polyethylene tibial component outcomes.
I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of materials science with specific knowledge in the areas of synthesis, structure characterization and property relationship. I have published on such topics as nanocomposites, electronic proerties and solar hydrogen generation. I have been a consultant for such companies as Samsung, Hitachi, Kemet Electronics,etc.
I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of ceramics with specific knowledge in the areas of defect determination and industrial minerals. I have published on such topics as electrical ceramics. I have given several depositions. I am knowledgeable about ceramics manufacturing, from the most sophisticated to very basic; and have knowledge of the business considerations used to determine manufacturing methods.
I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of materials science and engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of metals, ceramics, solid state materials, nanotechnology, failure analysis and biomaterials. I have published on such topics as superconductors, ceramics, biosensors, magnetic materials, and nonmaterial’s. I have served on national advisory committees evaluating projects in nanotechnology.
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