CERTIFICATE IN Materials TECHNOLOGY (Certmattech)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Our SELF STUDY 'Certificate in Materials Technology (CertMatTech)' training course is aimed at candidates who are looking to DEVELOP their KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING on the STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, MANUFACTURE, INSPECTION & TESTING of ENGINEERING MATERIALS including:

• METALS & ALLOYS

• CERAMICS

• CARBONS

• POLYMERS 

• COMPOSITES

The course is suitable for candidates in ALL FUNCTIONS & at ALL LEVELS & would be IDEAL for anyone that is NEW to ENGINEERING MATERIALS as NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of Engineering Materials is required & there are NO SPECIFIC QUALIFICATION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS.

The course would also be ideal for Trainees, Students & Apprentices who are looking to increase  their KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS towards undertaking a role as a MATERIALS ENGINEER.

Developed by PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED ACADEMIC & INDUSTRY EXPERTS, the course provides both the ACADEMIC CONTENT and the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS of INDUSTRY. 

A COMPREHENSIVE, FULL-COLOUR TRAINING HANDBOOK is also provided on the course, which serves an EXCELLENT REFERENCE following completion of the training.

Candidates are assessed on the training by continuous assessments and those who achieve the required standard will be awarded our 'CERTIFICATE IN MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY (CertMatTech)' & CPD 85 HOURS.

The training is divided in to 8 MODULES as follows:

• Physical Metallurgy & Crystalline Structure of Metals

• Mechanical Properties and their Measurement

• Inspection: Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Techniques

• How Steel is Made

• Metallurgy of Ferrous Metals (Steel; Stainless Steel; Cast Iron)

• Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals (Ni Alloys; Co Alloys; Al alloys; Ti alloys; Mg Alloys; Zr alloys; Cu alloys; Refractory Metals-Nb, Mo, Ta, W, Re; High Entropy Alloys HEAs)

• Metal Joining: Welding Processes

• Engineering Materials: Ceramics; Carbons; Polymers & Composites

A complete LIST of TOPICS covered on the TRAINING is shown further down the page.

SELF STUDY

The course is completed by SELF STUDY, which provides a FLEXIBLE route for candidates to START & PROGRESS through the training at ANYTIME, ANYWHERE & at their OWN PACE. Total estimated SELF STUDY time required to complete the course is 85 HOURS. The START DATE  for the training would follow receipt of payment of the course fees. All course materials would be posted & e-mailed to the candidate.

During their progression through the course, candidates also have the support of our HIGHLY EXPERIENCED & PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED COURSE TUTOR. 

Developed by PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED ACADEMIC & INDUSTRY EXPERTS, the course provides both the ACADEMIC CONTENT and the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS of INDUSTRY. 

Candidates are assessed on the training by continuous assessments and those who achieve the required standard will be awarded our 'CERTIFICATE IN MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY (CertMatTech)' & CPD 85 HOURS.

TUTOR SUPPORT

During their progression through the SELF STUDY course, the candidate also has the option to request a TUTORIAL SESSION with the COURSE TUTOR of up to 2 HOURS DURATION. The aim of the Session, which would be arranged ONLINE or by PHONE, would be to review any issues the candidate may have on their understanding of the course material.

BOOKING FORM

Course Fee: £950 per person, inclusive of a comprehensive, full colour Training Handbook & all Assessment & certification fees.

Please click on the LINK to download and complete the SELF STUDY booking form if you would like to make a booking, or Contact Us if you require any further information. 

TOPICS COVERED ON THE TRAINING

PHYSICAL METALLURGY & CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE OF METALS

• ATOMS & METALLIC BONDS

• CRYSTAL LATTICES 

• CRYSTAL SYSTEMS, BRAVAIS LATTICES & PEARSON SYMBOL

• CRYSTALS & GRAINS

• GRAIN SIZE & EFFECT ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

• MEASURING GRAIN SIZE

• MALLEABILITY

• SLIP & TWINNING

• SLIP & DISLOCATIONS

• MILLER INDICES

• EFFECT OF VACANCIES-METAL CREEP

• WROUGHT PRODUCTS

• HOT WORKING & DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLISATION

• COLD WORKING & WORK HARDENING

• ANNEALING, ANNEALING TWINS & STACKING FAULTS

• CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC TEXTURE

• EFFECT OF ALLOYING: 

  • SOLID SOLUTIONS 

  • INTERMEDIATE PHASES: 

    • INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS

    • METALLIC COMPOUNDS

    • ORDERED SOLID SOLUTIONS 

  • SOLUTE PHASE

  • METAL STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS

  • BINARY & TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAMS 

  • PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS

  • IRON CARBON PHASE DIAGRAM

  • METASTABLE PHASES & MARTENSITE TRANSFORMATION IN STEEL

  • PRECIPITATION HARDENING

  • TIME TEMPERATURE TRANSFORMATION (TTT) DIAGRAMS

  • CONTINUOUS COOLING TRANSFORMATION DIAGRAMS

  • METALLOGRAPHY-MACROSTRUCTURAL & MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION

  • OPTICAL MICROSCOPY

  • NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS

  • ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS

• ANNEALING 

• QUENCHING

• TEMPERING

• NORMALISING

• AUSTEMPERING 

• MARTEMPERING

• PRECIPITATION HARDENING

• SOLUTION TREATMENT

• PATENTING

• STRESS RELIEVING

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES & THEIR MEASUREMENT

• DUCTILITY

• STRENGTH

• TOUGHNESS

• HARDNESS

• TENSILE TESTING 

• FLEXURAL TESTING

• COMPRESSION TESTING

• CHARPY IMPACT TESTING 

• DROP WEIGHT (PELLINI) TESTING

• DROP WEIGHT TEAR TESTING

• HARDNESS TESTING

• CREEP & STRESS RUPTURE TESTING 

• FRACTURE MECHANICS TESTING

• FATIGUE TESTING

• PROOF TESTING

• METALS TESTING CERTIFICATION: EN 10204

INSPECTION: NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) TECHNIQUES

• ULTRASONIC TESTING (UT)

• MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING (MT)

• DYE PENETRANT TESTING (PT)

• EDDY CURRENT TESTING (ET)

• RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING  (RT)  

HOW STEEL IS MADE

• STEEL MANUFACTURE FROM IRON ORE (BF / BOS)

• ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE STEELMAKING

• LOW CARBON EMISSIONS 'GREEN' STEELMAKING

• SECONDARY STEELMAKING

• STAINLESS STEELMAKING (AOD & VOD PROCESSES)

• VACUUM INDUCTION MELTING 

• CONTINOUS CASTING

• HOT ROLLED PRODUCTS: SECTIONS; PLATES; BARS; RAIL & WIRE ROD 

• QUENCHING & SELF TEMPERING (QST) PROCESS

• PIPE MANUFACTURE

• SEAMLESS & WELDED PRECISION TUBE MANUFACTURE

• INGOT CASTING

• SOLIDIFICATION STRUCTURES: DENDRITES; COLUMNAR GRAINS; EQUIAXED GRAINS

• SEGREGATION; SULPHUR PRINTING 

• HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT

• HIGH INTEGRITY REMELTING PROCESSES (ESR & VAR) 

• FATIGUE FAILURE & CORROSION FATIGUE

• OPEN DIE & CLOSED DIE FORGING 

• RING ROLLING

• COLD ROLLING

• WIRE DRAWING 

• BRIGHT BAR

• SHEET METAL FORMING

• SAND CASTING

• INVESTMENT CASTING 

• CENTRIFUGAL CASTING

• MACHINING

• ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

• HARDFACING & CORROSION PROTECTION TECHNIQUES

METALLURGY OF STEEL

• ROLES OF ALLOYING ELEMENTS

• HARDENABILITY: JOMINY TESTING & DI CALCULATION

• QUENCHING & TEMPERING

• TEMPER EMBRITTLEMENT

• WELDABILITY: CARBON EQUIVALENT VALUE 

• CLASSIFICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS OF STEELS:

  • PLAIN CARBON STEELS

  • CARBON MANGANESE & MICROALLOYED (HSLA) STEELS

  • STRUCTURAL STEELS & BS EN 10025

  • REINFORCING STEELS & BS 4449

  • LOW ALLOY & ALLOY STEEL:

    • CRYOGENIC STEELS

    • CREEP RESISTANT STEELS

    • STEELS FOR SOUR SERVICE 

    • DUAL PHASE STEELS

  • TOOL STEELS

  • MANGANESE STEEL

  • MARAGING STEEL

• SURFACE HARDENING (CARBURISING, NITRIDING, FLAME HARDENING, INDUCTION HARDENING; WELD OVERLAYS)

METALLURGY OF CAST IRON

• GREY IRON 

• AUSTENITIC GREY IRON

• WHITE IRON

• ALLOYED WHITE IRON

• DUCTILE IRON 

• AUSTENITIC DUCTILE IRON

• Si-Mo IRON

• COMPACTED GRAPHITE IRON

• AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON

• MALLEABLE IRON     

METALLURGY OF STAINLESS STEEL

• COMPOSITION OF STAINLESS STEELS

• FERRITIC; MARTENSITIC; AUSTENITIC; DUPLEX; PRECIPITATION HARDENING GRADES

• TYPES OF CORROSION: CREVICE CORROSION; PITTING CORROSION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; GALVANIC CORROSION; EROSION-CORROSION

• HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION

• CORROSION TESTING

METALLURGY OF NON-FERROUS METALS & ALLOYS

• NICKEL ALLOYS (CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS & HEAT RESISTANT ALLOYS 'SUPERALLOYS')

• ALUMINIUM & ITS ALLOYS (1xxx; 2xxx; 3xxx; 4xxx; 5xxx; 6xxx; 7xxx & 8xxx SERIES WROUGHT ALLOYS & CASTING ALLOYS) 

• TITANIUM & ITS ALLOYS (ALPHA ALLOYS; ALPHA-BETA ALLOYS; BETA ALLOYS; TITANIUM ALUMINIDES)

• COPPER & ITS ALLOYS (BRASSES; ALUMINIUM BRONZES; COPPER-BERYLLIUM ALLOYS; PHOSPHOR BRONZES; COPPER-NICKEL ALLOYS)

• MAGNESIUM ALLOYS (WROUGHT ALLOYS & CAST ALLOYS)

• ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS (COMMERCIAL GRADES & NUCLEAR REACTOR GRADES)

• COBALT ALLOYS (SUPERALLOYS; ENGINEERING GRADES; MEDICAL PROSTHETICS; STELLITES)

• REFRACTORY METALS: NIOBIUM (Nb); MOLYBDENUM (Mo); TANTALUM (Ta); TUNGSTEN (W) and RHENIUM (Re) 

• HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS (HEAs)

METAL JOINING TECHNIQUES: WELDING

• SOLID STATE WELDING

• FUSION WELDING

• ARC WELDING PROCESSES: MMA; MIG & MAG; TIG; SAW

• FRICTION STIR WELDING

COMPOUNDS; IONIC & COVALENT BONDING 

ENGINEERING MATERIALS: CERAMICS

• STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS

• REFRACTORIES

• GLASSES

ENGINEERING MATERIALS: CARBONS

• DIAMOND

• GRAPHITE

• GRAPHENE

• NANOTUBES

• FULLERENES

ENGINEERING MATERIALS: POLYMERS

• PLASTICS

• ELASTOMERS

• FIBRES

• ADHESIVES

ENGINEERING MATERIALS: COMPOSITE MATERIALS

• PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES

• FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES: 

•     GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS (GFRPs);

•     CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS (CFRPs)

•     ARAMID FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES

•     BASALT FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES

•     METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMCs)

•     CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMCs)

• FABRICATION & PROCESSING

• STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES

• NANOCOMPOSITES

Course Tutor: Philip Bralsford MMet MWeldI CEng MIMMM MBA

Philip has extensive professional Materials, Engineering, Metallurgical & Welding expertise. 

He has a Master's Degree in Advanced Metallurgy (MMet) from the University of Sheffield and is professionally qualified in Materials Engineering & Metallurgy through professional membership (MIMMM) of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3.)  Philip is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and is professionally qualified in Welding through professional membership of the Welding Institute (MWeldI.) 

Philip also possesses more than 30 years' experience in the metals manufacturing, engineering, welding & fabrication industries.

Purchase the Training Handbook

You can also purchase separately the full-colour, Training Handbook.

Please Contact Us if you would like to order a copy.

Provide your own Training: Purchase the Digital Course Materials

We also offer for purchase the digital course materials that would enable you to provide your own training in 'Certificate in Materials Technology.'

When purchasing the digital course materials, you would receive all course materials in electronic form, including a comprehensive Microsoft 365 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, as well as all Assessments for the course. 

The PowerPoint presentation also facilitates a TRAINING HANDBOOK for the course to be printed.

All digital files are also editable to enable you to apply your own branding to the course materials. 

Please Contact Us for a quotation if you are interested in purchasing the digital course materials.