Course Title

Course Title: Metals Manufacturing and Processing

20 Professional Development Hours/2.0 CEUs

Course Description: The Metals Manufacturing and Processing course focuses on steel and aluminum materials, their refining, processing and end use applications, and the fundamentals of metal corrosion are also discussed. The course also explains four methods of manufacturing articles from metals: Sheet Metal Stamping, Die Casting, Welding, and Hydroforming.

Overall Course Objectives:

Gain knowledge about steel and steel alloys.
Differentiate between aluminum alloys, their alloying elements, and their primary applications.
Understand the fundamentals of Sheet Metal Stamping, Die Casting, Welding, and Hydroforming.

Course Content:

Lesson 1 - Steel Materials and Processing

Objectives:

Identify the two primary methods used for producing steel and understand how steel is made.

Explain what a phase diagram is and gain knowledge on the internal structure of steel.

Understand what the mechanical properties of steel are and what these properties describe about the material.

Lesson 2 - Aluminum Materials and Processing

Objectives:

Describe the smelting and refining process of aluminum.

Identify the two categories into which aluminum alloys are divided and recognize typical applications for each.

Gain knowledge of the manufacturing processes used for producing aluminum products.

Lesson 3 - Fundamentals of Corrosion

Objectives:

Determine which electromotive or electrochemical series of metals/elements have a higher or lower tendency to corrode.

Identify and explain characteristics of the various types of corrosion.

Explain how surfaces may be protected from corrosion.

Lesson 4 - Sheet Metal Stamping and Die Casting

Objectives:

Identify the various forming modes used in sheet metal stamping.

Describe the six basic types of stamping dies used for sheet metal.

List the various components of a die casting die and what function they serve in the process.

Lesson 5 - Welding and Hydroforming

Objectives:

Compare and contrast the two major divisions in welding methods.

Explain the difference between mechanized and robotic welding.

Gain knowledge on the process of hydroforming and the applications where it is used

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