Metallurgical research

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Secat

• Secat is a metallurgical research laboratory
  specializing in aluminum technology. We assist
  companies with materials testing, failure
  analysis, alloy development.

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Metallurgical research

• Secat is a metallurgical research laboratory
  specializing in aluminum technology. We assist
  companies with materials testing, failure
  analysis, alloy development, and the enhancement
  of processes and properties.
• Secat has a metallurgical research laboratory
  specializing in aluminum technology. We assist
  companies with materials testing, failure
  analysis, alloy development, and the refinement
  of processes properties.
• Secat also provides services related to new
  product development, energy assessment, and
  marketing and business analysis.

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Aluminum technology

• Secat and UK maintain a strong, collaborative
  working relationship a benefit to both entities
  and the industry.
•   Secat and CAT are both housed in the same
  building on UKs Coldstream Research campus in
  Lexington, KY and they share common goals that
  support the growing aluminum industry.
• Secat also provides services related to new
  product development, energy assessment, and
  marketing and business analysis.
• The expertise of industry consultants and the
  national laboratories are available to supplement
  Secats onsite capabilities.

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Alloy development

• Secat scientists and engineers focus on issues
  and technology for the Aluminum industry. Our
  expertise includes microstructural analysis,
  mechanical and structural testing, process
  technology and efficiency, energy assessment, and
  new product research and development.
• Sheet manufacturing process development and
  improvement Microstructural evaluation and
  material testing of sheet products, including
  texture, fatigue, etc. Formability evaluation and
  forming process modeling, including forming limit
  diagrams.

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Casting Technology

• Molten metal quality assessment and improvement,
  including Prefil and Alscan
• Casthouse safety assessment
• DC ingot casting modeling using ProCast
• Ingot microstructural evaluation
• Determination of hydrogen and inclusion content
  in liquid metals using a mobile laboratorySecat
  visited a customer facility with our mobile
  laboratory to help them identify existing
  inclusion and gas levels in metal using the
  Prefil Footprinter and Alscan, and help to
  determine how those levels correlate with the
  rejections received from field.

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Product Applications

• Market surveys prior to introduction of new
  products Substitution of aluminum for other
  metals Finite Element Analysis (FEA) studies
• Alloy selection
• Manufacturing mode such as casting, extrusion,
  fabrication, etc.
• New alloy development Evaluation of new and
  competing process technologies Melting
  technologies
• Molten metal stirring
• Dross removal and fluxing
• Reverse engineering of parts to determine alloy
  and temper or production method

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Billet Extrusion Technology

• Secat offers the following services
• Extruded product selection and development for
  specific applications
• Extrusion process development
• Microstructural evaluation and material testing
  of extruded products, including texture, failure
  analysis, etc.
• Pilot scale extrusion capabilities
• Extrusion billet casthouse improvement and
  quality assessment
• Evaluation of Billet Microstructure
• Metal Quality
• Energy Audits