COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Introduction to Aluminum: history of aluminum extraction; physical properties; classification; wrought and casting alloys
2. Extractive Metallurgy: bauxite composition; conversion to A1203; reduction plants; cryolite electrolytic cell operation; raw materials; impurities and superpurity
3. Solidification and Phase Diagrams: solidification of pure metals; types of alloys; equilibrium diagrams; ternary equilibrium diagrams
4. Aluminum Alloy Systems: binary, ternary and quaternary systems
5. Aluminum Casting Principles: melting, casting; solidification; grain size; segregation; inclusions; furnaces
6. Aluminum Casting Practice: castability of alloys; casting processes; procedures; sand, shell mold, permanent mold, die, investment, and centrifugal casting
7. Hot and Cold Working Aluminum Alloys: rolling; extruding; forging; deep drawing; spinning; roll, stretch, press brake, other forming
8. Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth : stages in recrystallization; effect of alloying additions on recrystallization temperatures; annealing; effect of cold reduction in annealing
9. Precipitation Hardening of Aluminum Alloys: solid solubility characteristics; properties of binary systems; properties of complex alloys; wrought and cast alloys
10. Metallography of Aluminum Alloys : sample preparation; alloy constituents; heat treatment of aluminum copper, aluminum silicon, other alloys
11. Application and Properties of Wrought Aluminum Alloys: breaking down cast structure; effect of working on grain size
12. Applications and Properties of Aluminum Casting Alloys: typical casting alloys; grain size effects; specific grades and heat treatments
13. Joining Aluminum Alloys: properties, processes and procedures; welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; riveting
14. Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys: general aspects; causes, forms of corrosion; effects of alloying; intergranular, stress corrosion; protection; testing
15. Finishing Aluminum: mechanical surface treatment; chemical finishing, milling; electrolytic oxide coatings; other finishes and coatings.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL:
- Personnel involved with any facet of aluminum and its alloys
- Managers, Salesmen and Purchasers involved with aluminum and its products
- Metallurgists
- Technicians
- Quality Control Personnel
