Metallurgy knowledge & Fracture Analysis
Course overview
This course provides a broad introduction to the fundamental principles of metallurgy. The student will gain an understanding of basic and practical applications in various fields of metals and alloy behavior and manufacturing processes. This course is a valuable prerequisite for taking more technically challenging courses that will be required for career development.
Course Duration
2 Days
Audience
- Engineers and Materials Technologists
- Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineers
- Forging, Casting, Rolling and Extrusion Process Engineers
- Laboratory Managers
Prerequisites
- College level chemistry and physics.
Course Content
- Atoms, Molecules and Crystals:common elements; atomic structure; periodic table; how atoms combine; crystals and crystalline materials
- 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
- Chemical Equilibrium, Heat and Temperature:compound formation; types of reactions; effects of heat; instruments for measuring temperature
- Elements of Extractive Metallurgy:steps in processing common ores to metals; beneficiating and reducing methods; types of furnaces; refractories
- Metal Refining:primary methods for refining steel; basic-oxygen and electric-furnace processes; ladle metallurgy; electrolytic refining of non-ferrous metals
- Solidification of Metals:patterns of atoms in solid metals; stages of crystal growth; formation of grain boundaries; phase diagrams; ingot casting and continuous casting
- Solid Solutions:effects of alloy additions; substitutional and interstitial solid solutions; movement of atoms in solid solutions; diffusion; important commercial alloys
- Heat Treatment of Steel: Fundamentals:types of steel; structure of iron; relation between carbon content and microstructure; austenite, bainite and martensite; hardness and hardenability
- 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
- Precipitation Hardening Heat Treatments:solution annealing and precipitation hardening; coherency theory; effects of aging on properties of alloys; requirements for hardening by precipitation
- 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
- 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
- Forming of Metals – Part II: Secondary Forming Processes:casting methods and molds; mechanical forming; welding, soldering and brazing; powder metallurgy; hot isostatic pressing
- Metallurgical Testing and Inspection:techniques and instruments for mechanical and nondestructive testing and metallographic examination; metal properties determined by testing