Course Objectives:

• Discover the world of metals, what they are and where they are used

• Become familiar with the language of metallurgy

• Learn the difference between carbon steels and alloy steels

• Understand the fundamentals of heat treatment, why it’s used and what benefits it provides

• Find out how metals are strengthened and shaped to provide a wide range of industrial

Components from sheet metal to forged shafts

• Develop a knowledge of mechanical behavior of metals and the tests used to determine

Mechanical properties

• Learn how metals fail and why

• Understand how metals degrade in service and what inbuilt defects they contain

• Analysis why some metals resist corrosion and some don’t

• Gain a comprehensive, practical working knowledge of metals

Who Should Attend?

The course is ideal for engineers who work in any industry sector and who are responsible for maintenance, solving plant problems, selecting equipment:

• Mechanical Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Plant Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Asset Managers
• Maintenance Managers

Course Outline:

What are metals?

• Ferrous and non-ferrous metals explained
• Microstructure and its importance to mechanical properties
• Manufacturing techniques

Basic steel metallurgy

• What is a steel?
• Understanding the carbon steel family
• Low, medium and high carbon steels
• Strengthening mechanisms

Heat treatment

• Basic definitions and principles
• Annealing
• Hardening and tempering
• Solutions treatment
• Age hardening/precipitation hardening

Basic alloy steel metallurgy

• What is an alloy steel?
• What do alloying elements do?
• Understanding the alloy steels family

Welding

• Basic welding practice and terminology
• Welding defects and how they can lead to failure
• Why some steels can be welded and some can't

Mechanical testing & mechanical properties

• The theory of yielding explained
• Brittle/ductile behaviour
• Hardness, tensile and impact testing
• How properties data relates to real life performance

Metals degradation processes

• Cracks – What are they? What causes them?
• Corrosion – Fundamentals explained
• Fatigue – What is it and why does it occur?

Stainless steels & non-ferrous alloys

• What are they?
• Why and where do we use them
• The stainless-steel family
• Aluminum, copper and nickel alloys

Course Certificate:

International Center for Training & Development (ICTD) will award an internationally recognized certificate(s) for each delegate on completion of training.

Course Methodology:

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionnaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees:

To be advised as per the course location. This rate includes participant’s manual, hand-outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings:

Daily Course Timings:

08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea

08:20 - 10:00       First Session

10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

10:20 - 12:20       Second Session

12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break

13:30 - 15:00       Last Session