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Expert in Brass and Copper General Metallurgy
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Primary Expertise Areas:
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brass expert
brass casting expert
brass drawing expert
brass grain refinement expert
brass molding expert
brass process metallurgy expert
bronze expert
copper alloy expert
copper alloy data expert
copper alloy pickling expert
copper alloy property expert
copper process metallurgy expert
metal casting expert
metal casting (artifact) expert
metal drawing expert
metal extrusion expert
metal foundry process expert
metal heat treatment expert
metal rolling expert
nonferrous alloy expert
nonferrous metal casting expert
nonferrous metal processing expert
permanent mold casting expert
sand casting expert |
BRASS PROCESS METALLURGY; COPPER PROCESS METALLURGY; METAL FOUNDRY; METAL CASTING. Expert has expertise in nonferrous metal processing, including casting into permanent molds and controlling the solidification rate. He has worked in several hundred metal foundries and metal shops in the United States and 23 other countries. He has invented two master alloys in Germany which are commercially sold in Europe as grain refiners for brass. BRASS CASTING; BRASS MELTING; BRASS HEAT TREATMENT. Expert was Vice President of Research and Development for 10 years at a USA major brass works. He has consulted in 26 countries on brass processing for ITT and Frederick Grohe (since 1975) and for his own company (since 1983). PERMANENT MOLD PROCESS; SAND CASTING PROCESS; NONFERROUS METAL; COPPER ALLOY. Currently, Expert provides consultation to nonferrous sand foundries in South America, Mexico, and the United States to replace their sand foundry process with the permanent mold process with a savings in process scrap. He has developed a permanent mold coating mixture for copper alloys that is being used by most of the permanent mold foundries in Europe and the United States. GRAIN REFINEMENT OF BRASS. Expert invented Desofin(tm), an additive for grain refining and deoxydation of yellow brass. It is the only commercial brass grain refiner. Only 200 grams of Desofin per metric ton of brass is needed for the refinement process. Desofin is recommended for permanent mold casting (both gravity and low and high pressure die casting). It is also recommended for sand and shell molding. The product has also been used to lower the casting temperature and increase the castability and fluidity of aluminum bronze, red brass, and tin bronze. Alloy treated with the product will have the following attributes:
* improved fluidity of the metal to be cast
* lower casting temperatures are possible depending on the size
of the past to be cast and the type of mold used. Generally
between 940 and 980 degrees C for Be-Cu molds. Lower
temperatures are possible with iron or steel molds
* better castability
* cracking tendencies of the parts to be cast are greatly reduced
and most often cracks are eliminated
* sinks are greatly reduced
* Pb is more uniformly distrubuted in the fine grain structure. METAL EXTRUSION; METAL ROLLING; METAL DRAWING; BRONZE. Expert's expertise encompasses metal extruding, rolling, and drawing, as well as liquid metal handling, heat treatment, annealing, and metallurgy process automation. He has worked with copper and copper alloys, such as brasses and bronzes and aluminum alloys.
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copper metallurgy expert |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Las Vegas, Nevada; Henderson, Nevada; North Las Vegas, Nevada; and Victorville, California.
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1951
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Metallurgy
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Penn State University
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1982 to
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Foundry Consultant and Professional Engineer
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1973 to 1982
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ITT Europe
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Foundry Consultant for Europe
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1951 to 1973
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ASARCO
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Process Metallurgical Engineer
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Expert's Firm
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Foundry Manager
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(Undisclosed)
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Vice President, Metallurgy
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the AFS.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a licensed Professional Engineer.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He presented a paper related to his developed brass alloy now used worldwide for polished brass articles, namely lamps and plumbing goods, in Detroit in 1990 (AFS Transaction 1990).
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1997 to 1997
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NASA
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consultant metallurgist
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Correcting problem on bronze gear in large pumps
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Consulting for ITT in Europe for 10 years in their various foundries in Sweden,England,Germany,Austria and Portugal from 1973 until 1982
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Consulting for the largest non ferrous foundy in South America at Sao Paulo and largest manufacturer of faucets. Duritex purchased a license to use his invention of a brass grain refiner called Desofin.
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Consulting for the Kohler Brass faucet company from 1983 to the present time and when he began they had no success in their attempt for seven years trials whatsoever. They bought a license for his Desofin and have used his mold coatting graphite called i 75L until today and now openly state that they have a $600 million business by following his procedure.He still furnishes Kohler,Wi, Kohler Beijing and Kohler Nanchang the graphite mix and grain refiner.
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He has his own company and sells his product world wide and consults free when they have a metallurgical problem in India or Turkey for example via email.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert for copper, brass and zinc for consulting on downstream production.
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Expert in bronze foundry for consulting on sand foundry Br-Ni-Al-C958000 and STD bronze C844.
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Aluminum extruded expert for consulting on small light weight tubing.
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Expert in metal powder blending and cold forging.
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Copper tube technology expert for consulting on the cast-and-roll process used in manufacturing.
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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 a Brass Consultant and Copper General Metallurgy 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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forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright),
product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Brass Expert Witness and Copper General Metallurgy Expert Witness.
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ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.
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Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Brass and Copper General Metallurgy.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of electric induction and resistant furnaces for melting,
low pressure casting machines for brass, Be-Cu permanent molds and
grain refining of brass. He has access to the following resources: printed materials and personal contacts.
Personally represented companies
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