Dr. Lirong Tong
Materials Engineer
ltong@secat.net

Dr. Lirong Tong joined Secat and the Center for Aluminum Technology as a Materials Engineer, performing research on the mechanical and physical metallurgy of aluminum alloys. He received his PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama in 2006. Dr. Tong has the expertise in materials analytical techniques, including XRD, SEM, TEM, OM, TG-DTA, DSC, and particle size and size distribution analysis using laser scattering technique and BET method. He also has strong hands–on experience in identifying and solving problems in various materials processing, failure analysis and mechanical property testing of materials. He is proficient in the commercial simulation software, including Fluent 6.2, HSC (thermodynamical analysis).