Course
Title:
Steel
Materials and Processing Methods
18
Professional Development Hours/1.8 CEUs
Course
Description: The Steel Materials and Processing
Methods Course focuses particularly on steel, however emphasis will be placed on
other selected metals as well. The production, application and
manufacturing of each kind of metal will be covered in the course. A
brief discussion of properties and behavior of the metals will be
submitted for a better understanding of the subject, to aid with selection
and use of materials. Finally, the course provides major
classifications of steel and discusses several application uses of steel.
Overall Course Objectives:
- Gain knowledge about the basic properties of iron and steel
materials.
- Differentiate between the major types of iron, steel and steel
alloys.
- Understand the heat treating and annealing of steel for improvement
of material properties.
Course Content:
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Steel and Iron
Smelting/Refining
Objectives:
- Compare ferrous metals to non-ferrous metals, and identify the three
major groups of
ferrous metal products.
- Identify
the two primary methods used for producing steel and understand how
steel is made.
- Describe
the continuous casting process used for iron and steel production.
Lesson 2 - Steel Structure, Properties
and Heat Treating
Objectives:
- Explain
what a phase diagram is and gain knowledge on the internal structure
of steel.
- Identify
the general physical properties of steel and recognize the importance
of the mechanical properties as well.
- Develop
an understanding of the heat-treating methods used with steel.
Lesson 3 - Surface Treatment,
Classifications and Applications for Steel
Objectives:
- Recognize
the 2 primary types of surface hardening and recognize the hardening
methods used with steel.
- Differentiate between high, medium, low carbon steel.
- Learn
about the two SAE specifications covering automotive sheet steels
Lesson 4 - Alloy Steels and Their Applications
Objectives:
- Detect the combination of three aspects that affect the degree of
improved hardness of alloy steel.
- Identify the advantage of using high temperature alloy steel and
corrosion resistant alloys.
- Gain
a general understanding of the various alloying elements used with
steel.
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