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 also provides services related to new product development, energy assessment, and marketing and business analysis.Secat is a metallurgical research laboratory specializing in aluminum product and process technologies with ISO 17025:2005 certification. Secat has technical and marketing capabilities to serve various aluminum product sectors including: automotive, marine, aerospace, packaging, building & construction, electrical, and recycling. Secat assists companies with materials testing, failure analysis, alloy development, and the enhancement of processes and properties related to casting, forging, extrusion, rolling of plate sheet & foil, powder metallurgy, and foams & composites.Secat provides services related to new product development, energy assessment, and marketing and business analysis. The expertise of industry consultants and national laboratories are available to supplement Secat’s on-site capabilities.

The scientists and engineers at Secat provide in-depth analysis using state-of-the-art metallurgical tools. Their advanced education combined with industrial experience provides a unique and valuable resource for aluminum companies. Secat is housed in a specially designed 10,000-square-foot research facility in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.Secat has a wide variety of metallurgical R&D equipment, including SEM with EDS and EBSD, surface roughness tester, mechanical testing equipment for plate, sheet and foil, XRD for texture, hardness, earing, formability, and metal cleanliness (Alscan, Prefil, and Leco-Hydrogen). In addition, thermal treatment facilities with hot and cold rolling pilot capabilities enable Secat to develop new processes and alloys from casting to finished product.Modeling software such as ProCAST, ABAQUS, Thermo-Calc, and JMAT Pro enables Secat to understand and compliment experimental alloy and process development work. Additionally, Star CD, a CFD model, is used in design and optimization of burners and melting equipment.

Secat provides Aluminum Answers through our 5 Point Customer Service Process. This process provides quick, accurate, and implementable results at competitive prices while protecting your intellectual property and trade secrets.Secat’s highly trained scientists and engineers will work with you to understand your issues, define the Statement of Work, and provide you with a quote and timeline.With customer’s input and continuous feedback including plant visits, Secat scientist(s) assigned to the project will perform necessary R&D and testing work to fulfill the needs from beginning (customer contact) to end (final report).Secat’s interpretive capability sets us apart from testing-only organizations. Our wide spectrum of knowledge and experience is based on our investigative work with a multitude of diverse customers over many years. This enables our team to interpret the data and relate it to production and process parameters, thereby expediting implementable solutions within the plant and with end users.After identifying customer issues and challenges, conducting investigative analysis, analyzing and interpreting data, and customer consultation and feedback, Secat delivers a detailed written technical report to you with suggested implementable strategies while protecting your intellectual property and trade secrets.Secat is building long term relationships, by continuing to assist in the solution of technical issues, thereby becoming the customers preferred research resource. Secat’s growing list of long term customers originated from small short term projects based on this 5 Point Customer Service Process.