Course Description: This one day course has been developed for people with technical and engineering backgrounds working in or with the steel industry to help them gain an understanding of the metallurgy & processing of Carbon & Alloy Steels. The course focuses on basic metallurgical principles, primary & secondary steel making processes, how steels are specified & evaluated and matching grades to applications.

Course aims: The course focuses on basic metallurgical principles, primary & secondary steel making processes, how steels are specified and evaluated and matching grades to applications.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Appreciate the fundamental principles of steel metallurgy
  • Understand how steel is made and processed
  • How steel grades are specified and matched with a range of applications
Who Should Attend? New or experienced personnel in technical and engineering occupations, who would benefit from an understanding of steel processing, products & properties. Attendees could be production or process engineers, quality and inspection personnel and could be at supervisory, managerial or professional engineering level.

Course Duration: 1 day

Course content
  • Introduction to Ferrous Metallurgy
  • Primary and secondary Steel making
  • Alloying elements and what they do
  • Steel processes
  • Material testing and chemical analysis
  • Steel Grades & Applications