Terry Totemeier

Education

• Ph.D. in Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge (UK)
• B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professional Experience

• 2013 – present:  Associate, Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.
• 2010 – 2013:  Principal Engineer, Metallurgical Processes, Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd.
• 2007 – 2010:  Senior Materials Engineer, Alstom Power Inc.
• 2000 – 2007:  Staff Metallurgist, Idaho National Laboratory
• 1994 – 2000:  Section Manager, Materials Characterization, Argonne National Laboratory – West

Research Interests

• High-temperature mechanical behavior of steels and nickel-base alloys used in power generation equipment.
• Physical and mechanical metallurgy of creep-strength enhanced ferritic steels and their weldments.
• Oxidation and corrosion behavior of steels and nickel-base alloys in high-temperature service.
• Condition assessment, remaining life prediction, and failure analysis for power generation components.
  

Professional Affiliations

• ASM International, past Chair and Secretary of the Rocky Mountain Chapter

Books

• T.C. Totemeier and I.J. Perrin, “Materials for Fossil-Fueled Steam Generators,” Chapter 8 in Clean Combustion Technologies, C. Buzzoto, ed.  (Alstom Power Inc, Windsor, CT, 2009).
• W.F. Gale and T.C. Totemeier, eds., Smithells Metals Reference Book, 8^th Edition (Elsevier Scientific, Oxford, UK), 2004.

Featured Publications & Presentations 

• J. Siefert, J.D. Parker, and T.C. Totemeier, “Complexities of In-Service Failures in Dissimilar Metal Welds between Grade 91 and Austenitic Stainless Steels,” Proc. ASME 2016 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference – PVP2016, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 17-21, 2016, Paper PVP2016-63982.
• T.C. Totemeier, A.R. Robinson, and W. Weiss, “Case Study of Superheater and Reheater Boiler Tube Condition and Remaining Life Assessment,” presented at the EPRI Boiler Tube and HRSG Tube Failures and Inspection International Conference, Annapolis, MD, June 8-10, 2015.
• T.C. Totemeier and I.J. Perrin, “Effect of Tempering on Microstructure and Properties of Grade 91 Steel,” Proc. 6^th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants, Santa Fe, NM, August 31 – September 3, 2010 (ASM International, 2011).
• T.C. Totemeier and S.L. Goodstine, “Oxidation of Candidate Alloys and Coatings for A-USC Applications,” Proc. 6th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants, Santa Fe, NM, August 31 – September 3, 2010 (ASM International, 2011).
• T.C. Totemeier, D.M. Wachs, D.L. Porter, and N. Kisohara, “Fatigue Testing of Metallurgically-Bonded EBR-II Superheater Tubes,” Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 376 (2008), pp. 38-46.
• T.C. Totemeier, “High-Temperature Creep-Fatigue of Alloy 617 Base Metal and Weldments,” Proc., 8^th International Conference on Creep and Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures – CREEP8, San Antonio, TX, July 22-26, 2007 (ASME, 2007).
• T.C. Totemeier and H. Tian, “Creep-Fatigue-Environment Interactions in INCONEL 617,” Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. A468-470 (2007), pp. 81-87.
• T.C. Totemeier, H. Tian, and J.A. Simpson, “Effect of Normalization Temperature on the Creep Strength of Modified 9Cr-1Mo Steel,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 37A (2006), pp. 1519-1525.
• T.C. Totemeier, J.A. Simpson, and H. Tian, “Effect of Weld Intercooling Temperature on the Structure and Impact Strength of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels,” Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. A426 (2006), pp. 323-331.
• T.C. Totemeier and T.M. Lillo, “Effect of Orientation on the Tensile and Creep Properties of Coarse-Grained INCONEL Alloy MA754,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 36A (2005), pp. 785-795.
• T.C. Totemeier, R.N. Wright, and W.D. Swank, “Mechanical and Physical Properties of High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel – Sprayed Iron Aluminide Coatings,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 34A (2003), pp. 2223-2231.
• T.C. Totemeier and J.E. King, “Isothermal Fatigue of an Aluminide Coated Single Crystal Nickel-Base Superalloy – Part I.,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 27A (1996), pp. 353-362.
• T.C. Totemeier, W.F. Gale, and J.E. King, “Isothermal Fatigue of an Aluminide Coated Single Crystal Nickel-Base Superalloy – Part II.  Effects of Brittle Precracking,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 27A (1996), pp. 363-369.