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Lynch & Associates, Inc.
377 Sicomac Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481-2128
Tel: 201 891-8399
Fax: 201 891-8398
Email: [email protected]

Principal: Dr . Richard F . Lynch

Degrees: PhD & MS in Metallurgy and Materials Science, BS in Metallurgical Engineering,
Lehigh University . His PhD dissertation focused on the processing, structure and properties of
low carbon steel while his Master’s thesis involved research on wrought aluminum alloys .

Specialties: Metallurgical/materials forensic investigations, failure analysis, and test
interpretation for the legal profession . Effective court testimony . Diverse background in failure
analysis, materials testing, corrosion analysis, material properties, equipment and device failure,
end product manufacture, metallurgical processing, fabrication, casting, surface treatments,
metallurgical process licensing, international metals research and market research . Failure
evaluation of equipment, fabricated products, structural materials, large utility pipes, plumbing
components, equipment & devices, fasteners, etc . Steel, stainless steel, galvanized steel,
aluminum, brass, zinc, polymer, and composite evaluations .

Experience: He has 45 years of professional experience in the metallurgy and materials fields .
Dr . Lynch has conducted hundreds of forensic failure analyses on a wide range of materials
including ferrous and nonferrous metals, polymers, composite materials, ceramics, other non-
metallic materials, and coatings for corrosion protection . Materials/Metallurgical forensic
investigations including both fracture analysis and corrosion . He is experienced in the use and
interpretation of results from stereo microscope, optical metallurgical microscope, SEM (Scanning
Electron Microscope), EDS (Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy) and conventional means of
chemical analysis, micro hardness and hardness determination, metallography, FTIR Infra-red
analysis, mechanical testing (tensile, impact, fatigue, etc .) and other common material laboratory
methods . He has expertise in writing & interpreting standards & specifications for materials and
products and has over 65 technical publications and is a US patent holder . He provides effective
court testimony .

Professional Societies: Dr . Lynch is active in ASTM International where he has served as
Chairman of Committee B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, Vice Chairmen of Committee A05
on Metallic-Coated Iron & Steel Products, member of B07 on Aluminum, and on Society level
committees . He is active at the local chapter and national levels with ASM International, the
Materials Information Society . He received the ASTM International Award of Merit . He is a Fellow
of ASTM International and a Fellow of ASM International .
US patent holder .

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