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Tensile Testing Aluminum Foil: Standards, Process, and Applications

Aluminum foil, while often perceived as a simple material, plays a critical role in demanding industries like aerospace, packaging, and electronics. These applications demand materials that comply with strict performance and reliability standards, allowing them to endure operational stresses without compromising functionality. Tensile testing is a fundamental method to assess whether aluminum foil meets these [...]

2025-01-23T09:56:06-05:0001/23/25|Mechanical Testing|Comments Off on Tensile Testing Aluminum Foil: Standards, Process, and Applications

Secat Newsletter: 2024 Winter Issue

Secat, Inc. Newsletter, 2024 Winter Issue Visit Our Website 2025 Training Classes & Preview Webinar Elevate your expertise in aluminum metallurgy with Secat’s training programs. We’re proud to offer our 4-Part Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy course—a complete program designed to enhance your industry knowledge. This in-depth course covers key areas, including Aluminum Casting, Deformation [...]

2024-12-18T16:52:08-05:0012/17/24|Newsletter, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Secat Newsletter: 2024 Winter Issue

Understanding Fracture Toughness

Understanding Fracture Toughness: A Critical Property for High-Performance Materials Fracture toughness is a critical material property that quantitatively describes a material's ability to resist the propagation of a crack. This property is especially crucial in aerospace and other high-performance applications where materials need to perform under high stresses despite the presence of small flaws introduced [...]

2024-11-18T16:44:48-05:0011/18/24|Mechanical Testing|Comments Off on Understanding Fracture Toughness

SECAT News

SECAT Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 1 July 2024 - Summer Issue < < < < < Follow Us on LinkedIn We are active on LinkedIn! Make sure you follow us! SECAT NEWS Retirement Dr. Chenghe Xiao – Technical Manager After 23 years with Secat, we announce Dr. Chenghe Xiao’s retirement. Throughout his tenure, Dr. [...]

2024-08-27T11:11:44-04:0007/11/24|Newsletter|Comments Off on SECAT News

How Aluminum Metallurgy Training Works

Aluminum metallurgy is a delicate and complex process, and doing it improperly can have disastrous effects both for the metal and for the people working with it. To ensure both the safety of your workers and the quality of your product, anyone working with aluminum should receive aluminum metallurgy instruction from an experienced expert and [...]

2024-02-22T13:09:49-05:0002/20/24|SEM Analysis|Comments Off on How Aluminum Metallurgy Training Works

What is SEM Analysis and Why Is It Important?

SEM analysis is short for Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis. This spectroscopy technique is a form of high-resolution surface imaging that uses the principle of light microscopy. SEM analysis scans the sample being tested with a focused electron beam to produce a high-resolution image of its surface. SEM analysis is fast, non-disruptive, and extremely accurate, making [...]

2024-05-10T16:13:24-04:0001/23/24|SEM Analysis|Comments Off on What is SEM Analysis and Why Is It Important?

SECAT News

SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 4 Dec 2023 - Winter Issue SECAT NEWS Meet the Innovatech Team: Innovatech Labs, Plymouth, MN is a subsidiary of Secat after Secat purchased the lab in August 2022. Innovatech is a chemistry lab with advanced equipment for characterizing organic and inorganic materials. For our aluminum (and other metals) manufacturers, [...]

2024-08-21T11:33:27-04:0012/05/23|Newsletter|Comments Off on SECAT News

SECAT News

SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 3 August 2023 - Summer/Fall Issue SECAT NEWS Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy The inaugural class of participants for the Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy program recently completed the second week in the four-part intensive training program. The weeklong sessions were tailored to cater to professionals at various stages of their careers and [...]

2024-08-21T11:33:40-04:0008/29/23|Newsletter|Comments Off on SECAT News

SECAT Newsletter

SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 2 May 2023 - Summer Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Receives NADCAP Certification Secat announced in March that it has successfully achieved NADCAP certification. This prestigious certification further solidifies Secat’s position as a premier service provider of metallurgical testing & analysis to the metals industry. The achievement of NADCAP certification by [...]

2024-08-21T11:33:48-04:0005/01/23|Newsletter|Comments Off on SECAT Newsletter

SECAT News

SECAT Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 1 February 2023 - Pre-Spring Issue SECAT NEWS Secat Offers On-Site Training If you are looking for personalized training for your employees, Secat can help! We are available to come to your facility and conduct training in a variety of specialized subjects such as...  • Aluminum 101 – A Basic [...]

2024-08-21T11:34:10-04:0002/10/23|Newsletter|Comments Off on SECAT News
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