When the Furnace Lies: Industrial Sintering Failures, Root Causes, and the Lessons That Survived Them
Sintering failures rarely announce themselves until the damage is already done — whether in the form of warped automotive housings, porous aerospace brackets, or brittle structural components that pass visual inspection but fail under load. This article examines documented industrial failures across multiple sectors, tracing root causes through process data, metallurgical analysis, and the hard-won insights of engineers who lived through the consequences.