COURSE OVERVIEW

This SELF STUDY training course is suitable for candidates at in ALL FUNCTIONS & ALL LEVELS who are looking to DEVELOP their KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING in STEELMAKING & other STEEL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. 

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

There is an Assessment at the end of the training & candidates who achieve the required standard will be awarded a CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT & CPD 15 HOURS.

For a COMPLETE LIST of TOPICS covered on the course, please read 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 15 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 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: £550 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 & we will send our invoice for the course fees. 

TOPICS COVERED ON THE TRAINING

• WHAT IS STEEL?

• HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL

• IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCT STANDARDS:

  • BS EN ISO TERMINOLOGY

  • ASTM / ASME TERMINOLOGY

  • UNS NUMBERING SYSTEM

• DEFINITION OF STEELMAKING

• PRIMARY STEELMAKING:

  • BLAST FURNACE (BF) & BASIC OXYGEN STEELMAKING (BOS) PROCESSES

  • ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE (EAF) PROCESS

  • DEVELOPMENTS IN LOW CARBON EMISSIONS STEELMAKING: 'GREEN' STEELMAKING

• COMPARISON OF QUALITY BETWEEN BF / BOS PROCESSED STEEL & EAF PROCESSED STEEL

• BENEFITS OF SECONDARY STEELMAKING PROCESSING:

  • DEOXIDATION

  • ALLOYING ADDITIONS

  • PRECISE TEMPERATURE CONTROL

  • INCLUSION FLOTATION & REMOVAL

  • VACUUM TREATMENT & REMOVAL OF DISSOLVED GASES 

  • SULPHUR REMOVAL

  • CARBON REMOVAL

• HIGH INTEGRITY MELTING PROCESSES: VACUUM INDUCTION MELTING (VIM)

• STAINLESS STEEL STEELMAKING (AOD & VOD PROCESSES)

• SEMI-FINISHED CASTING PROCESSES: 

  • CONTINOUS CASTING OF SLABS; BLOOMS; BILLETS

  • INGOT CASTING

• SOLIDIFICATION STRUCTURES IN CAST PRODUCTS:

  • DENDRITES

  • COLUMNAR GRAINS

  • EQUIAXED GRAINS

  • MICROSEGREGATION & MACRO SEGREGATION IN CAST PRODUCTS & SULPHUR PRINTING 

  • IMPORTANCE OF SUPERHEAT & EFFECT ON CAST PRODUCT QUALITY

  • DETERMINATION OF LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURE

• HIGH INTEGRITY SEMI-FINISHED CAST PRODUCT MANUFACTURE (ESR & VAR REMELTING PROCESSES) 

• PROCESSES TO IMPROVE THE FATIGUE LIFE OF STEEL PRODUCTS

• HOT WORKING PROCESSES: 

  • HOT ROLLING OF PLATES, SECTIONS, BEAMS, RAILS, WIRE ROD

  • PIPE & TUBE MANUFACTURE

  • FORGING (OPEN DIE & CLOSED DIE PROCESSES)

• COLD WORKING PROCESSES:

  • COLD ROLLING OF STRIP STEELS

  • SHEET METAL FORMING

  • ROLLFORMING PROCESS

  • WIRE DRAWING PROCESS

  • BRIGHT BAR MANUFACTURE

• CASTING PROCESSES:

  • SAND CASTING

  • INVESTMENT CASTING 

  • CENTRIFUGAL CASTING

• MACHINING PROCESSES

• ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

• PRINCIPLES OF HARDFACING; CORROSION PROTECTION & FIRE PROTECTION:

  • Carburising or Case hardening 

  • Nitriding 

  • Flame hardening & Induction hardening 

  • TiN Coatings 

  • Hardide ® Coatings  

  • Weld Overlays / Cladding 

  • Flame spraying

  • Painting & Galvanising

  • Electroplating

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, including extensive experience as a Technical Manager in Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking supplying high-integrity steels into the Power Generation, Offshore, Aerospace, Rail, Defence and Heavy Engineering 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 'The Fundamentals of Steelmaking & Steel Manufacture.'

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.