In this course, you will learn:

• An understanding of the Iron Constitution diagram
• An understanding of the Iron Carbon Equilibrium diagram
• An understanding of the temperature phases that influence your heat treatment procedures
• The nature and constitution of steel
• Further learn of the influence of alloying elements in steel
• Steel characterization and the different groupings of steels
• Numeration and identification of various steels
• Principles of quenching, and the characterization of the various quench mediums
• Importance of understanding quenching in relation to Isothermal Time Temperature Transformation diagrams
• Importance of understanding the various phase terminology and their influence on size and size change
• Heat treatment terminology, its meaning, and the origins
• Surface oxidation and its causes as well as the principles of decarburization and its causes
  
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In this course, you will learn:

• In this session you will learn about the Principles of quenching
• Quench characterization
• The mechanics of quenching
• Further you will learn of the Time Temperature Transformation diagram and how it is utilized
• You will learn of the principles of Gas quenching
• You will learn of the problem of Retained Austenite, its causes and effects
  
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In this course, you will learn:

• The principles and influence of alloying elements.
• The Steel Nomenclature and how the steels are identified.
• The basic simple heat treatment procedures and their importance.
• The influence of grain size.
• The importance of the process of Normalizing and its variations.
  
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In this course, you will learn:

• Principles of hardness testing
• The simple metallographic techniques of sample preparation and etching
  
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In this course, you will learn:

• How to identify the problem at hand
• Many different possible or probable process problems, simple material identification
• Many aspects of engineering design and material selection

• Atmosphere generation
• Gas generation equipment for the heat treatment of steel
• The various atmosphere control methods and atmosphere evaluation
• The simple gas chemistry of the atmospheres
  
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• The importance of good sound maintenance practices for the heat treatment furnace equipment
  
• Simple furnace maintenance procedures, for both non atmosphere furnaces and atmosphere processing
  
• The maintenance of endothermic gas generators
  
• Simple maintenance on vacuum processing furnaces
  
• The simple vacuum pumping checks
  
• The importance of closing the vacuum furnace when it is not in operation
  

• The categorization of furnaces
• The methods of insulation
• Heat calculations

• The categorization of furnaces
• The methods of insulation
• Heat calculations

• About atmosphere control
  
• About continuous systems

• The principles of normalizing and annealing in relation to machining practice
• The reasons and practices of the stress relieving process
• The subject of grinding in relation to heat treatment
• The topic of Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) in relation to the potential for cracking
  
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• This presentation will discuss the influence of alloys on the steel
• It will discuss the addition of carbon and the influence of carbon on the mechanical strengths
• It will also discuss what effects the alloying elements have on the success of the heat treatment procedure
  
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• Both the categorization and characterization of the surface treatment processes
• The process methods in terms of temperature, gases and metallurgy
• The basic process techniques in terms of temperature for the process
  
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- The reasons for the process of Carbo-Nitriding
- The steels that can be carbo-nitrided
- The process techniques for carbo-nitriding
- The control of the process of carbo-nitriding
- The evaluation of the process of carbo-nitriding
- The reduction of distortion through correctly applied carbo-nitriding

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• The principles of carburizing in relation to plasma assisted conditions
  
• The principles of Low Pressure Carburizing (Vacuum Carburizing)
  
• The quenching techniques of both technologies
  
• Of material selection in relation to the process technology, and in relation to the application
  
• The results that can be obtained and the methods of both process and product evaluation in relation to the process technology
  
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• The principles of the carburizing process
• The various methods of carburizing
• The methods of atmosphere generation for the process of carburizing
• The methods and principle of process control for the carburizing process
• The steels for carburizing
• The various methods of process control, particularly of the carbon potential
  
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- The presentation will discuss the various methods of thermal surface treatment methods
- The pre-requisite's for accomplishing the thermal surface treatments
- The results of the thermal surface treatments.

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• The history of aluminum and its transition into the 20th century
• Aluminum's uniqueness of mechanical properties and metallurgical abilities
• Its numeration system and of the heat treatable alloys
• Its definition and application of the process of solutionizing
• The artificial hardening technique
• The transfer times from solutionize to quench
• The quenching methods currently used for solutionizing

• The processes of annealing and stress relieving
  
• Temperature uniformity and its importance
  
• Furnace cleanliness and its implications
  
• The phenomenon of eutectic grain boundary melting and its causes
  
• The importance of care of the process parameters
  
• The importance of set point temperature and the need for temperature accuracy within the process chamber
  
  
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• How the tool steels are made
• The categorization of the tool steels and how they are identified
• The difference between tool steels and alloy steels
• The various heat treatment methods applicable to tool steels
• The importance of tempering and multiple tempering
• The meaning of secondary hardening and how it works
  
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• Begin to focus on the different tool steels and their heat treatment
• Further discuss some of the application of the tool steels

• The sensitive subject of distortion
  
• About distortion and its probable root causes
  
• Some of the metallurgical influences that can contribute to distortion during heat treatment
  
• That you cannot eliminate distortion, only learn to work with it and reduce it
  
• The materials that are heat treated for aerospace applications
  
• The processes that are applied to them
  

• To answer the question,"Why braze, why not weld?"
• The basic concepts of the brazing process
• Some of the fundamentals of the braze technology to assist you in understanding the process theory
• The categories of available methods of joining metals and non metals together
• The base metals and their role in the brazing process
  
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• A quick review of the previous presentation regarding the characterization of brazing
• The joint fit up and the importance of the fit up in relation to joint strength
• The effects of diffusion and erosion during the braze operation
• The filler metal characteristics and the major types of filler metals
• The problems that can arise as a result on incomplete melting of the filler metal
• The use of the coefficient of expansion values in relation to the fit up
  
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• The braze process technique
  
• The filler metals and the preparation for brazing in relation to the filler metals and surface oxidation
  
• The strength of the brazed joint and its metallurgy
  
• The necessity of the joint fit and the continuance of the brazed joint
  
• The volume of the filler metal in relation to the volume of the gap to be filled by the filler metal

• Atmospheres and atmosphere chemistry
  
• The importance of pre and post cleaning in relation to the finished brazed product
  
• The use of furnace equipment for the brazing process
  
• The trouble shooting of the brazing process
  
• You will learn of the basic metallurgical considerations of the brazing process

- An understanding of the principles of quenching
- How to visualize the event occurrence during the quench procedure
- The categorization of the quench mediums
- How to understand the occurrence of events in relation to the required metallurgy
- How to understand the difference between hardness and hardenability
- How to understand the basic Jominy Hardenability end test and the importance of its interpretation.

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- The aspects of distortion, its causes consequences and potential remedies
- The aspects of PAG and its role in reducing potential distortion
- The aspects of quenching in relation to the Time Temperature Transformation diagrams and their importance

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- The various methods of hardness testing
- The principles of each of the hardness testing methods
- How to select the appropriate hardness test method for the appropriate material in relation to the thermal process conducted on the material
- To identify problems associated with hardness testing
- How to prepare a sample in the appropriate manner in order to obtain a good hardness test result
- The sensitivity of the hardness test unit


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- The history of the phase we know as martensite
- How carbon was induced into iron by early man
- The source of carbon used for the making of steel
- The creation on martensite
- The problems associated with martensite
- The identification of martensite

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- The principles of temperature measurement
- The principle of the thermo couple, its installation and location in the furnace
- The different types of thermocouples and their application
- Temperature uniformity and its importance

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- The importance of both temperature measurement and temperature uniformity
- The definition of the furnace work zone
- The appropriate and applicable specifications pertaining to the subject of temperature.

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- The method of hardness testing by the use of the electrical conductivity method - The principle and the method conductivity hardness testing of heat treated aluminum alloys - The keys that will produce consistent and repeatable results

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• The principles of vacuum brazing.
• Key aspects of the vacuum technology
• The reasons for the use of vacuum technology in relation to both the brazing of aluminum and the general aspects of vacuum in the brazing of other metals
• The reasons and the use of aluminum alloy filler metals
• Where to get detailed information on the mechanical strengths of the aluminum filler metals
  
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• The aluminum alloying elements and their effects on the aluminum
• The reasons for low pressure (vacuum) brazing techniques
• The effects of oxygen and its reactions to exposure to oxygen

• The vacuum numeration system
  
• You learn of the nature of vacuum (low pressure)
  
• Some of the common vacuum pumping systems
  
• Heat up methods to braze temperature

• The heat treatment of aluminum in both atmosphere and under low pressure conditions (vacuum)
• The brazing of aluminum under low pressure conditions
• The techniques of low pressure brazing
• The events that can occur with aluminum being processed under low pressure conditions
• Trouble shooting of the low pressure brazing process