When engineers, designers, and technologists take on decision-making roles, they soon recognize the crucial importance of materials in the design, manufacturing, and operational lifespan of components. For instance, exposure to fluctuating stresses (fatigue) or corrosive environments can lead to substantial decreases in mechanical strength. In this seminar, you will acquire the knowledge and tools to simplify these decision-making responsibilities by being able to.

Course Objectives:

Participants attending the program will:

Understand the principles and causes of corrosion
Explain the techniques available for protection against corrosion
Compare the relative merits of different stainless steels and other alloys
Be familiar with international coding’s for industrial alloys
Describe and explain low stress failure mechanisms in metallic materials
Compare the characterization techniques for evaluating failure mechanisms
Describe and compare methods for enhancing prevention of failures

Who Should Attend?

Newly appointed engineers, designers and technologists.
New members of an engineering team.
Those engineers/designers/supervisors that have been in their position for less than a year, or are about to be promoted to their first managerial/ supervisory position.

Course Outlines:

The Causes and Types of Corrosion

Corrosion mechanisms
Types of corrosion
The galvanic series
Atmospheric corrosion of engineering alloys

Corrosion prevention

Corrosion environments
Cathodic protection
Thermal sprayed coatings
Plated coatings
Vacuum coatings
Other techniques

Metallic Materials

Strength, ductility, toughness, wear, and fatigue
Stainless steels and other alloys
Coding’s and specifications of engineering alloys
Deformation and strengthening mechanisms

Low-Stress Failure Mechanisms

Ductile and brittle fracture
Fatigue failures
Stress raisers
Fracture toughness

Anticipating and Preventing Failure

Non-destructive testing
Optical and electron microscopy
Design implications
Surface engineering

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