Public engineering firm profile
SAI Metallurgical Engineering LLC
Idaho Falls, ID
Specialized metallurgical engineering, materials testing, and corrosion failure analysis
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Overview
SAI Metallurgical Engineering LLC provides comprehensive metallurgical, materials, and corrosion engineering services, specializing in failure analysis, materials testing, remaining life assessment, and third-party inspections. The practice evaluates components subjected to fatigue, creep, and diverse corrosion environments, while also conducting advanced research and development on novel nanomaterials for energy conversion, energy storage, and sensing technologies.
Services
Metallurgical Engineering
Consulting and analysis across physical, mechanical, and welding metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, including high-strength steels, superalloys, and shape memory alloys.
Corrosion Engineering
Testing and consultancy services to mitigate, evaluate, and analyze aqueous, non-aqueous, molten salt, and high-temperature corrosion issues.
Failure Analysis
Forensic investigation of metallic and ceramic components exposed to challenging service conditions like impact, fatigue, creep, and corrosion.
Remaining Life Assessment
Evaluation of the safe remaining service life of engineering assets subjected to creep, fatigue, and environmental degradation using fitness-for-service frameworks.
Materials Research and Development
Synthesis and characterization of advanced nanomaterials for electrochemical and electronic applications.
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Leadership
Krishnan Raja
Principal Engineer
Ph.D., P.E.
Professional metallurgical engineer licensed in the state of Idaho with more than 30 years of professional experience in welding metallurgy, corrosion, mechanical behavior of materials, and electrochemical engineering. He has published more than 140 papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings with an h-index of 28. He has supervised 10 Ph.D. and 20 M.S. students to graduation and garnered more than $12 million in research funding as PI or co-PI.