Session 1
Testing and Mechanical Properties of Metals
- Tensile Tests
- Impact Tests
- Hardness Tests
- Compression of Mechanical Properties
The Crystalline Structure of Metals
- Bonding in Metals
- Solidification Crystal Growth and Structures of Metals
- Defects in Metals during Solidification
Session 2
Specimen Preparation and Microscopic Examination
- The Preparation (Mounting Grinding, Polishing and Etching) of Metal Specimens
- Metallurgical and Electron Microscopes
Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms in Metals
- Edge Dislocation (line imperfections) in Crystals
- Strengthening of Metals by Grain Size Reduction, Solid Solution and Strain Hardening
- Softening of Metals by Annealing
- Comparison of Cold and Hot working of Metals
Session 3
Binary Equilibrium Diagrams
- Solubility and Cooling Curves
- Thermal Equilibrium Diagrams (Eutectic Type, Solid Solution Type and Combination Type)
Ferrous Alloys
Definitions and Classifications and some uses of Ferrous Alloys including:
- Carbon Steels
- Alloy Steels
- Stainless Steels
- Cast Irons
Fabrication of Metals
A selection of metal fabrication methods, including:
Session 4
Heat Treatment of Plain Carbon Steel
- Hardening of Carbon Steel (by quenching)
- Annealing
- Normalising
- Tempering
- Austempering
- Surface Treatments
- Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) in Welding
Non-Ferrous Alloys
- Nickel and Cobalt
- Titanium Alloys
Session 5
Corrosion in Metals
- The Electrochemical Cell
- Types of Electrochemical Corrosion
- Pitting
- Crevice
- Stress Corrosion
- Hydrogen Induced, etc.
Protection Against Electrochemical Corrosion and Inspection
- Coatings
- Internal
- External
- Polymers
- Galvanizing, etc.
- Inhibitors, Types and Usage
- Cathodic Protection, Impressed Current, Sacrificial
- Inspection
- Standards