Are you a training provider looking to grow your technical training course offerings quickly, professionally and with proven industry impact? 

If so, we offer for purchase our extensive range of course packages, which include all the course materials required to enable training providers, further & higher educational institutions and employers, deliver industry-leading training courses in Metallurgy, Materials Science & Engineering, Welding Technology & Quality Management.

COURSE PACKAGE OVERVIEW

This course provides candidates with comprehensive knowledge, skills & understanding on the mechanical testing methods for the determination of the mechanical properties of engineering materials.

The course is focussed on providing practical, work-place ready skills that employers and industry require, but that many academic programmes do not provide.

The course is suitable for candidates at all levels, including those new to materials testing, as no specific qualification entry requirements are required. 

Total estimated time to deliver the training 15 hours.

The course covers the following mechanical testing methods & mechanical properties and includes stress‑strain and deformation theory including elastic, plastic and fracture behaviour.

MECHANICAL TESTING METHODS

• Tensile Testing

• Flexural Testing

• Compression Testing

• Charpy V Notch Impact test

• Drop Weight Test

• Drop Weight Tear Testing 

• Fracture Toughness Testing

• Proof Testing

• Fatigue Testing

• Hardness Testing

• Creep & Stress Rupture Testing

• Weld Testing - Bend Test & Fracture Test

• Metals Certification to BS EN 10204

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

• TENSILE & COMPRESSIVE YIELD STRENGTH

• TENSILE & COMPRESSIVE ULTIMATE STRENGTH

• PROOF STRENGTH

• DUCTILITY

• PLASTIC STRAIN RATIO

• STRAIN HARDENING EXPONENT

• FLEXURAL STRENGTH

• CHARPY IMPACT TOUGHNESS 

• FRACTURE APPEARANCE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE (FATT)

• LATERAL EXPANSION

• NIL DUCTILITY TRANSITION TEMPERATURE (NDTT)

• FRACTURE TOUGHNESS (K1C; CTOD; J) 

• FATIGUE STRENGTH

• FATIGUE LIMIT

• CREEP STRENGTH

• STRESS RUPTURE STRENGTH

• HARDNESS (VICKERS; KNOOP; BRINELL; ROCKWELL.)

BENEFITS OF OUR COURSE PACKAGES

1. Industry-Relevant: Developed by academic & industry experts ensures that the content is both academically rigorous and practically relevant. 

2. Accredited Certifications: Our courses have accreditation from highly experienced, professionally qualified Chartered Engineers, Materials Engineers, Metallurgists & Welding professionals, with decades of industry experience. The value of our certifications to industry has also been recognised by top organisations & professional bodies. 

3. Proven Success: Our training has already empowered professionals from high-profile organisations & professional bodies including Arcelor Mittal, Bourne Steel, J & D Pierce Contracts Ltd, UKRI - Science & Technologies Facilities Council, TAQA Bratani, Moog Aircraft Group, Millar Callaghan Engineering Services Ltd, Professional Lifting Services Ltd, Mueller Europe, WQiC, Harold Newsome Ltd, William Haley Engineering Ltd, RWE Generation UK PLC, TEi Ltd, The Institute of Cast Metal Engineers (ICME), Sulzer and The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC.)

4. Excellent Feedback: Our courses have received excellent feedback from candidates who have completed them, highlighting their effectiveness in developing knowledge, skills and understanding. To review their comments, please follow the link.

5. No Prior Knowledge Required: The course is suitable for candidates at all levels, including those new to mechanical testing, as no specific qualification entry requirements are needed. Anyone with passion and curiosity can access world-class metals education—regardless of academic background. 

6. Comprehensive Curriculum,  This is a comprehensive course that covers a wide range of mechanical tests & mechanical properties. 

7. Career Advancement: The training is designed to enhance candidates' career prospects by increasing  their technical knowledge, skills, and understanding. 

Purchase this Course Package

If you are a training provider, or employer looking to deliver this training then for a quotation, or for more information, please contact our Principal Consultant, Philip Bralsford:

• • e-mail: philip@philipbralsford.co.uk

• • Telephone: +44 (0)114 235 6111 

  • Mobile: +44 (0)7963 099930