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 structure, properties, manufacture, applications, inspection & testing of cast aluminium alloys.

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 divided into 4 MODULES as follows:

1.  MODULE 1 Physical Metallurgy & Crystalline Structure of Metals & Alloys

2.  MODULE 2 Metallurgy, Properties & Applications of Aluminium Casting Alloys

3.  MODULE 3 Mechanical Properties & their  Measurement

4.  MODULE 4 Inspection: Non-Destructive Testing  (NDT) Techniques.

A complete list of topics covered on the course is shown further down the page under the heading: 'COURSE CONTENT.'

The course is suitable for candidates at all levels, including those new to Aluminium & its Alloys, as no specific qualification entry requirements are required. 

Total estimated time to deliver the training 20 hours.

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. Comprehensive Curriculum: This is a comprehensive course. A complete list of topics covered on the course is shown further down the page under the heading: 'COURSE CONTENT.'

5. 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.

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

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

COURSE CONTENT

PHYSICAL METALLURGY & CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE OF METALS & ALLOYS

• ATOMS & METALLIC BONDS

• CRYSTAL LATTICES 

• CRYSTAL SYSTEMS

• CRYSTALS & GRAINS

• GRAIN SIZE & EFFECT ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

• MEASURING GRAIN SIZE

• EFFECT OF ALLOYING: 

  • SOLID SOLUTIONS

  • INTERMEDIATE PHASES:

    • INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS 

    • METALLIC COMPOUNDS

  • SOLUTE PHASE

• METAL STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS

• PHASE DIAGRAMS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE Al-Si CASTING ALLOY

• PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS

• METALLOGRAPHY & MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION

• OPTICAL MICROSCOPY

• NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS

• ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

METALLURGY OF ALUMINIUM CASTING ALLOYS

• EXTRACTION OF ALUMINIUM - The 'Hall–Héroult Process’

• TYPES OF CASTING PROCESSES & ALLOYS:

  • CASTING PROCESS:

    • SAND CASTING

    • PERMANENT MOULD CASTING / GRAVITY DIE CASTING

    • DIE CASTING

  • 1xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Unalloyed Aluminium

  • 2xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Al-Cu

  • 3xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Al-Si, with Cu or Mg

  • 4xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Al-Si 

  • 5xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Al-Mg

  • 7xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Al-Zn, with Cu, Mg, Cr, Mn

  • 8xx.x SERIES CASTING ALLOYS Al-Sn

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES & THEIR MEASUREMENT

• TENSILE TESTING  

• HARDNESS TESTING

• FATIGUE TESTING

• METALS CERTIFICATION TO BS EN 10204

INSPECTION: NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT) TECHNIQUES

• ULTRASONIC TESTING (UT)

• DYE PENETRANT TESTING (PT)

• EDDY CURRENT TESTING (ET)

• RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING  (RT)  

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