The underlying chemistry of corrosion may be complex to understand, but its effects are not: Corrosion-related product and infrastructure failures cause billions of dollars of damage every year and are extremely dangerous. All metals are susceptible to some form of corrosion, and all corrosion will affect how metallic materials perform in some way. Therefore, expert [...]
Almost all metals are made up of grains. The number and size of the grains within a metal depends on what happens during its manufacturing process and greatly affect that metal’s resulting strength, durability, and ductility. Experts conduct grain size analysis to determine the size of the grains within a metal. This helps them understand [...]
At Secat, our team leverages advanced mechanical and metallurgical techniques to uncover the root causes of product failures and develop targeted prevention strategies. Below, we outline our comprehensive mechanical failure analysis process, detailing each step and how it guarantees successful outcomes. […]
Metallographic analysis is a very important technique for the quality testing of metal materials that will be used for a wide variety of commercial and scientific applications. By understanding what a metal is made of, experts can figure out how it will react to a wide range of outside stimuli and, therefore, whether or not [...]
Mechanical testing is one of the most common and important forms of quality assurance and failure analysis procedures conducted today. Contemporary mechanical testing is a highly technical and professional occupation that is standardized, scientific, and highly reliable. This is what you should know about the state of modern professional mechanical testing, including how it works [...]
About the Job Secat, Inc., an aluminum testing and research laboratory, seeks a dynamic self-starter for the position of Materials Engineer. Primary Duties Conduct testing or analyze projects, which may be a part of a broader project, with general direction from higher classifications Conduct a variety of tests or analyses using analytical instrumentation, [...]
Download PDF Welcome Dr. Cui Dr. Baozhi Cui joined Secat as a Materials Engineer in August 2015. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2000. Before joining Secat Dr. Cui worked as a Senior Materials Engineer at Electron Energy Corporation, [...]
Download PDF New Client Secat, Inc. is pleased to announce an agreement for testing services with Golden Aluminum, a casting and rolling mill, located near Denver, Colorado. The agreement between the two companies is to provide R&D, technical support and other services to Golden’s operations. Golden Aluminum supplies aluminum rolled sheet products to the beverage [...]
\Download PDF TMS 2015 Annual Meeting & Exhibition The TMS 2015 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2015) held the week of March 16th, 2015 was attended by around 4,000 scientists and engineers including a large number of students, at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. The technical presentations were made at 70 symposia and the technical programming [...]
Download PDF Coming and Going Many thanks to our outgoing Board of Directors member Pat Franc, CEO of Tri-Arrows Aluminum. We appreciate his many contributions. Secat is pleased to announce three new Board Members; Matt Kampling, President of Tri-Arrows Aluminum, Buddy Stemple, CEO of Constellium Rolled Products and Wally Palen, Assistant General Manager of Toyota [...]