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Expert in Aluminum Alloys
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aluminum alloy expert |
In his 35 year career with Alcoa, Expert has worked on the metallurgy and heat treatment of representatives of all the wrought alloy systems designated by the Aluminum Association as well as the 3XX casting alloys. He is an expert regarding the effects of alloying and processing on the microstructure, properties, and performance of these materials. He is internationally recognized as an expert on the heat-treatable alloys and has worked extensively on the alloys used in the aerospace industry. |
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aluminum alloy development expert |
Expert directed the development of high-strength alloys at Alcoa for much of his career. He either developed or directed the development of almost every modern alloy used today on aircraft. He also had a hand in developing many of the alloys used in the automotive industry. In his early years, Expert did research on alloys that are used in the packaging and construction industries. |
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aluminum alloy property expert
aluminum alloy selection expert |
Expert is particularly knowledgeable of the properties of aluminum alloy products used in the transportation industries. These include strength, fracture toughness, fatigue strength, resistance to the growth of fatigue cracks, resistance to stress-corrosion cracking and exfoliation corrosion, and formability. He has published papers summarizing his own work and that of others regarding metallurgical factors that influence these properties. |
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aluminum heat treatment expert
quench factor analysis expert |
Widely recognized for his expertise in this area, Expert has been the chief author of ASM Handbooks on the heat treatment of aluminum. He is particularly expert in the processes of quenching and aging (precipitation heat treatment). Expert developed Quench Factor analysis, a method of modeling effects of quench path on strength, corrosion resistance, and fracture toughness of aluminum alloy products. He also developed a model that allows one to predict the strength and electrical conductivity of 7XXX products as a function of chemical composition, aging time, and aging temperature. He is co-patent holder of the T77 temper for 7XXX alloys and recently solved the problem of intergranular corrosion of 7150-W extrusions by recommending a modification to the quench practice. |
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aluminum metallurgy expert |
Expert is an expert in the physical metallurgy of aluminum and its alloys. He teaches physical metallurgy to Alcoa metallurgists, and he has taught the physical metallurgy of aluminum at courses sponsored by ASM and at Purdue University. He recently authored an article in volume 20 of the ASM Handbook Materials Selection and Design, which showed how composition, processing, and metallurgical structure affect the properties of aluminum alloy products. In addition, he was the chief consultant to Alcoa's fabricating divisions on metallurgy problems. |
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aluminum strength expert |
Expert has in-depth knowledge of factors affecting strength. He delivered a keynote address at the Fourth International Conference on the Metallurgy of Aluminum Alloys that dealt with the metallurgical factors affecting the strength of aluminum alloy products. These factors include chemical composition, microstructural features such as precipitates, degree of recrystallization, grain size, and crystallographic texture, plus processing variables such as quenching, aging, and cold work. |
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extruded aluminum product expert
aluminum extruding expert |
As Chief Extrusion Metallurgist at Alcoa's Lafayette for two years, Expert developed expertise in effects of such factors as chemical composition, preheat and reheat practices, extrusion temperature, reduction ratio, and others on the ease of extruding and on the resultant properties of the extruded products. |
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metal alloy research management expert |
In his roles in the Alloy Technology Division and later as Chief Scientist, Expert directed the alloy development of high-strength aluminum alloys for many years at the Alcoa Technical Center. During his tenure, most of the high-strength alloys used in the transportation industry were developed. Several of the alloys won R&D 100 awards, which recognized them as being among the most significant developments. Expert has also developed commercial personal computer software for education in materials science, which includes simulation of electron and X-ray diffraction patterns, interactive graphical programs to help explain stereographic projection, pole figures, and crystalline orientation distribution function. More than half the metallurgy and materials science departments in the US and Canada use these programs.
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cast alloy expert |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Raleigh, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; Durham, North Carolina; Winston Salem, North Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Cary, North Carolina; High Point, North Carolina; Greenville, North Carolina; Concord, North Carolina; and Lynchburg, Virginia.
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1988
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PhD
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Materials Engineering
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Drexel University
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1966
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MS
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Metallurgical Engineering
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University of Pittsburgh
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1962
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BS
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Metallurgical Engineering
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University of Pittsburgh
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1998 to
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President
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Expert is a consultant on aluminum allloy selection and heat treatment, and an expert witness on failures of aluminum alloy products.
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1981 to 1998
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Alcoa
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Technical Center
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Chief Scientist - Aluminum Alloys
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Expert served as director of R&D for alloy and heat treatment development. He also acted as a consultant to plants for various problems.
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1979 to 1981
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Alcoa's Lafayette Works
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Chief Extrusion Metallurgist
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Expert was in charge of all metallurgy and quality control for commercial and aerospace extrusions.
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1963 to 1979
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Alcoa Technical Center
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Engineer/Senior Engineer/Group Leader/Section Head
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Expert worked on development of alloys and heat treatments.
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1979 to 1981
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Purdue University
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Adjunct Professor
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Expert taught the course "Physical Metallurgy of Aluminum Alloys".
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a Fellow of ASM International, a
member of TMS of AIME and past president of Structural Materials Committee, and a
member and past president of Alcoa Chapter of Sigma Xi.
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Professional Appointments
In 1996 Expert was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has served on committees to evaluate the metallurgy and materials sciences departments at Georgia Institute of Technology, Purdue University, and the University of Pittsburgh, and was recently named to the NASA Aeronautics and Space Technology Advisory Committee.
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Awards/Recognition
Expert has won several awards, including the Expert Douglas Gold Medal from AIME, the Edgar C. Bain Award from ASM International, and the
Francis C. Frary, A. V. Davis, and Creativity Awards from Alcoa. He is also a four-time winner of R&D 100 Award.
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Publications and Patents
Expert has published over 80 papers, book chapters, and articles in technical encyclopedias, and has eight patents on aluminum alloys and heat treatments.
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1995 to 1998
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NASA
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Committee Member
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Advised NASA on aluminum materials and processes
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Expert often consults with R&D personnel at Alcoa Technical Center on the development of new alloys and processes.
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Expert consults with several Alcoa operating divisions on technical problems in manufacture of aluminum alloy products.
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Expert consults with Alcoa's and outside attorneys on patent matters.
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Expert has acted an an expert witness for an aluminum extrusion company regarding a law suit involving failure of aluminum extruded tube.
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Expert frequently advises TelTech clients on aluminum alloy selection, properties, and problems.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as an Aluminum Alloys Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
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Expert has been deposed several times regarding Alcoa patents, and has served as the chief witness in an Alcoa suit vs. Reynolds on patent matter. He has also served as an expert witness in a case involving an aluminum product failure.
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and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as an Aluminum Alloys Expert Witness.
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As sole owner of Scientific Software Services, Dr. Satley has developed software for education in Materials Science and marketed the programs around the world.
Expert serves as a resource to
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for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Aluminum Alloys.
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Training/Seminars
Expert has delivered a lecture on the Physical Metallurgy of Aluminum Alloys to Alcoa metallurgists, graduate students at Purdue University, and to metallurgists at an ASM International Sponsored Course. He also has developed a seminar on the Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys sponsored by TMS of AIME (Feb 2001).
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