COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Atoms, Molecules and Crystals : common elements; atomic structure; periodic table; how atoms combine; crystals and crystalline materials
2. The Physics and Chemistry of Metals: physical quantities and their measurement; conservation of mass and energy; chemical solutions, formulas and equations; acids, bases and salts
3. Chemical Equilibrium, Heat and Temperature: compound formation; types of reactions; effects of heat; instruments for measuring temperature
4. Elements of Extractive Metallurgy: steps in processing common ores to metals; beneficiating and reducing methods; types of furnaces; refractories
5. Metal Refining: primary methods for refining steel; basic-oxygen and electric-furnace processes; ladle metallurgy; electrolytic refining of nonferrous metals
6. Solidification of Metals: patterns of atoms in solid metals; stages of crystal growth; formation of grain boundaries; phase diagrams; ingot casting and continuous casting
7. Solid Solutions: effects of alloy additions; substitutional and interstitial solid solutions; movement of atoms in solid solutions; diffusion; important commercial alloys
8. Heat Treatment of Steel: Fundamentals: types of steel; structure of iron; relation between carbon content and microstructure; austenite, bainite and martensite; hardness and hardenability
9. Heat Treatment of Steel: Equipment and Processes: main types of heat treating furnaces, atmospheres and quenching media; temperature control systems; case hardening and localized hardening processes
10. Precipitation Hardening Heat Treatments: solution annealing and precipitation hardening; coherency theory; effects of aging on properties of alloys; requirements for hardening by precipitation
11. Failure of Metals Under Service Conditions: major causes of metal failure during service; major methods of preventing corrosion; factors that cause metal failure due to rupture and wear; effects of high and low temperatures
12. Forming of Metals - Part I: Primary Forming Processes: plastic and elastic deformation; effects on grain structure; forging operations and machines; rolling, extruding and wire drawing; lubricants and coolants
13. Forming of Metals - Part 11: Secondary Forming Processes: casting methods and molds; mechanical forming; welding, soldering and brazing; powder metallurgy; hot isostatic pressing
14. Metallurgical Testing and Inspection: techniques and instruments for mechanical and nondestructive testing and metallographic examination; metal properties determined by testing
WHO SHOULD ENROLL
- Engineers
- Technicians
- Management
- Marketing
- Sales
SUGGESTED PREREQUISITES:
- Understanding of basic chemistry and physics
- Upon enrollment in this course (if at least 3 weeks prior to course start date), we will send you brushup lessons (first 4 lessons) on chemistry and physics. Please be sure to bring these lessons with you to the course.
This course is recommended as a prerequisite for most other metallurgical or metallographic courses. Please plan your training sequence accordingly.
