When engineers, designers, and technologists take on decision-making roles, they come to recognize the crucial role that materials play in the design, manufacturing, and service life of components. They understand that material selection is critical to prevent issues like reduced mechanical strength due to factors such as fatigue or corrosive environments. This course aims to facilitate the decision-making process by equipping participants with the ability 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 codings 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

· Participants will learn through a series of lectures and tutorials coupled with group discussions and examination of case studies on "real life" component failures in industry.

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 program covers all the essential knowledge and understanding, and problem-solving skills, needed by newly appointed engineers/technologists with responsibilities in the field of metallic materials technology. A solid understanding of the principles underpinning the use of metallic materials in industrial applications will be given. There will be group discussions on case studies involving the failure of metallic components and the emphasis will be on understanding why failures happen and how they can be avoided. All participants will return to their organizations with a developed Action Plan to implement their learning from the program into their daily routine at work.

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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