ABOUT US
Established in 2010
After working in the Powertrain Industry for 10+ years in an interdisciplinary roll in failure analysis, acting as the link between Design, FEA, Testing and Validation, it become apparent that there is a market need to support clients in such a function in their product development challenges. The idea for Material² as an independent consulting service with a strong network of only the best partner companies was born. This added value approach has been proven to be a successful one for everyone involved since 2010.
Our Mission
Material² serves R&D industry in their product development through independent, hands-on, state of the art analysis with practical support for failure avoidance and product optimization through material, production process and validation development. With this approach, Material² closes the gap between Mechanical Engineering and Material Science.
Gerhard Oertelt has a Mechanical Engineering Degree and a Masters Degree in Material Science from the University of Leoben, Austria. He is the founder and CEO of Material2 LLC, an independent Consulting Business, supporting the R&D industry in Materials Engineering Challenges.
Upon Graduation in 2000, he worked for AVL (Austria), an independent Automotive Powertrain development company for ~5 years. During this time he was responsible for Component Fatigue Testing, Failure Analysis and Material Development topics for a number of international projects. As senior engineer he was a successful Task Force Leader for an SOP-critical Aftertreatment Truck application. He was also responsible for several Reliability Engineering Projects for major Automotive Companies in Europe and the US and helped develop a new Reliability Engineering Methodology. He was with Alpps Fuel Cell Systems (Austria) for one year as the Scientific EU-Project Coordinator, working on Alternative Energy Systems such as Diesel Solid Oxide Fuel Cell APUs. In 2006 he moved to California to work for Carrillo Industries. As senior engineer, he was in charge of new Connecting Rod developments for the Racing Industry. In close interaction with customers he supported the teams in optimizing the products for their specific needs and carried out failure analysis. He analyzed and improved production processes with respect to forging, heat treatment and machining. |
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At Liebherr Machines Bulle S.A., Switzerland he started in 2009 as a Material Scientist and Reliability Engineering Specialist to support Heavy Duty Diesel Engine and Hydraulic System Development. In this position he built up a Materials Laboratory for Production Inspection and Failure Analysis. He engaged in internal Material Consulting activities and Supplier Process Developments. He was further taking the lead in a Task Force for a critical development topic.
From the beginning of his professional carrier, Mr. Oertelt continuously worked in materials related engineering tasks, being the interface to the various engineering disciplines.
From the beginning of his professional carrier, Mr. Oertelt continuously worked in materials related engineering tasks, being the interface to the various engineering disciplines.
PUBLICATIONS / AWARDS
Oertelt, G., Babu, S. S., David, S. A., Kenik, E. A. 2001. Effect of Thermal Cycling on Friction Stir Welds of 2195 Aluminum Alloy. Welding Journal 80(3): pp. 71-79.
Warren F. Savage Award, for the greatest contribution to the understanding of welding metallurgy published in The Welding Journal during the year 2001.
Warren F. Savage Award, for the greatest contribution to the understanding of welding metallurgy published in The Welding Journal during the year 2001.
