Course Description: This course outlines the basic metallurgical principles of heat treatment, the fundamentals of furnace design & operation and concludes with an explanation of testing & quality control procedures.

Course aims: This course outlines the basic metallurgical principles of heat treatment, the fundamentals of furnace design & operation and concludes with an explanation of testing & quality control procedures

Learning Outcomes:
  • Explain why heat treatment is required for steels, nickel, titanium and aluminum alloys
  • Appreciate the influence of heat treatment on micro-structure and hence on materials properties
  • Compare and contrast the attributes and control characteristics of electrical resistance, induction, gas and fuel oil fired furnaces
  • Specify physical test procedures and explain their relevance in a formal quality control environment
Who Should Attend? Anyone requiring an overall understanding of the principles & practicalities of heat treatment. This includes purchasers & vendors of heat treatment services, design engineers & quality control technicians. A module of the QCF level 3 Certificate in Metallurgy qualification

Course Duration: 1 day

Course content:
  • Why Heat Treat?
  • Strengthening Mechanisms
  • Heat Treatment Terminology
  • Heating, Soaking, Cooling, Quenching
  • Furnaces & Furnace Issues
  • Accreditation & Testing