Secat Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy Course 4: Testing & Properties. This course will cover metallurgical tests used to evaluate and certify metal product forms. In addition to instruction from Secat’s experienced staff, experts will provide additional instruction related to their specific fields. Dr. Rudy Buchheit, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky will lecture on corrosion mechanisms in aluminum alloys.
This course is applicable for process engineers, process technicians, supervisors, quality technicians, quality managers, metallurgists, and lab managers. The lessons will be delivered first in lecture format and then with hands-on demonstrations using laboratory scale equipment. The course will be held at Secat’s Lexington, KY facility.
Course Objectives:
· Review of aluminum grades and tempers
· Measurement of chemical composition by use of optical emission spectroscopy
· Learn about mechanical properties of aluminum alloys with demonstration showing measurement of fatigue and fracture toughness
· Understand common metallographic (micro & macro) sample preparation techniques with demonstration of microstructural characterization by use of optical and electron microscopy
· Discuss and demonstrate how formability parameters such as tensile r & n value and forming limit diagrams are measured
· Review types of corrosion, corrosion mechanisms, and electrochemistry in aluminum alloys
Registration fee includes course materials and lunch each day
