Metals Processing &

Manufacturing Technologies

A one day course giving an overview of the secondary

and down-stream processes involved in the production
of major industrial metals, including steel, aluminium,
titanium and nickel alloys and their finished components.

Course aims “Exactly what I required. Everything

was explained very well and my
This course outlines the primary and secondary processing of the questions were answered fully. The
major industrial metals and the downstream processes used to course fully met my expectations -
engineer finished components. please send me the next course date!”
Ian Haggan, Tecvac Ltd
Who should attend
Anyone requiring an overall understanding of the processing “The course was far better then I
principles and methods of manufacture of semi finished and imagined and all activities were
finished products made from the major industrial metals including planned and run very well.”
steel, aluminium, titanium and nickel alloys. Gavin Meyrick, Timet UK

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Metals Processing &
Manufacturing Technologies

Production of Steels and Machining

non-ferrous alloys • What are the differences between turning, milling
and drilling
• Metal extraction from ore
• Probing technology: what methods are used to
• Primary processing
measure part dimensions
– BOS, EAF, electrolysis
• Specialist tools: splining, step boring, bottle boring
• Secondary processing
– Concast, chemistry • Process stability and process capability in machining
• Hot and Cold Rolling
• Alloying and Heat Treatment Welding
• Advantages and disadvantages of welding
Casting and Forging • Physics of welding: fusion and power density
• What is sand casting? • Joint types: butt, corner, lap, tee and edge
• What is shrinkage and directional solidification? • What is arc welding (MIG, TIG etc.)?
• What are the pros and cons of expendable and • What is resistance welding?
permanent mold casting? • What is oxyfuel gas welding?
• Open-die, closed-die forging
• Impression-die forging methods Surface Treatments
• What are the differences between carburising,
Heat Treatment nitriding and carbonitriding?
• Solution treatment • What metallic coatings can be applied by hot dipping
and what properties do they confer?
• Normalising
• Describe the principles of electroplating
• Annealing
• What are CVD and PVD?
• Precipitation treatment
• Tempering

LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Describe BOS, EAF and continuous casting processes
• Explain the terms expendable-mold casting,
permanent-mold casting, sand casting, shrinkage and
directional solidification
• How do turning, milling and drilling operations differ
• Describe the principles of arc, resistance and oxyfuel
gas welding methods
• Understand the basic scientific principles of
carburising, electroplating and hot dipping

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