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 stainless steel.

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 stainless steel, as no specific qualification entry requirements are required. 

The course is structured into 5 MODULES as follows:

1. Physical Metallurgy & Crystalline Structure of Metals & Alloys

2. Mechanical Properties & their Measurement

3. Inspection of Stainless Steel: Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Techniques

4. Metallurgy of Stainless Steel

5. Stainless Steelmaking & Manufacturing Processes

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

Total estimated time to deliver the training 30 hours.

The knowledge & skills gained on the course are applicable to a wide range of stainless steel industry sectors, including:

🔺 AEROSPACE

🔺 AUTOMOTIVE

🔺 OIL & GAS

🔺CHEMICAL

🔺POWER GENERATION INCLUDING NUCLEAR

🔺FOOD & DRINK

🔺CONSTRUCTION

🔺MEDICAL

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, Metallurgists, Materials Engineers & Welding experts, with decades of stainless steel industry experience. The value of our certifications 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 Metallurgy, as no specific qualification entry requirements are needed. Anyone with passion and curiosity can access world-class metallurgy education—regardless of academic background. 

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

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

• METAL CREEP & GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING

• MALLEABILITY

• SLIP & DISLOCATIONS

• MILLER INDICES

• DISLOCATION, VACANCY & DIFFUSION CREEP

• WROUGHT PRODUCTS

• HOT WORKING 

• COLD WORKING & WORK HARDENING

• ANNEALING, ANNEALING TWINS & STACKING FAULTS

• CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC TEXTURE

• EFFECT OF ALLOYING: SOLID SOLUTIONS; INTERMEDIATE PHASES; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS

• STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS

• PHASE DIAGRAMS & EQUILIBRIUM

• MARTENSITE PHASE & NON-EQUILIBRIUM

• METALLOGRAPHY & MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION

• OPTICAL MICROSCOPY

• NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS

• ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

HEAT TREATMENT

• ANNEALING 

• QUENCHING

• TEMPERING

• PRECIPITATION HARDENING

• SOLUTION TREATMENT

• STRESS RELIEVING

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES & THEIR MEASUREMENT

• TENSILE TESTING 

• CHARPY IMPACT TESTING 

• HARDNESS TESTING

• FATIGUE TESTING

• CREEP & STRESS RUPTURE TESTING 

• PROOF TESTING

• METALS CERTIFICATION TO BS 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)  

METALLURGY OF STAINLESS STEEL

• COMPOSITION OF STAINLESS STEELS

• STAINLESS STEEL GRADES TO BS EN 10027

• FERRITIC GRADES

• MARTENSITIC GRADES

• AUSTENITIC GRADES

• DUPLEX GRADES

• PRECIPITATION HARDENING GRADES

• PREDICTING MICROSTRUCTURE - CONSTITUTION DIAGRAMS

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

• CORROSION TESTING

HOW STAINLESS STEEL IS MADE

• ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE STEELMAKING

• AOD & VOD STEELMAKING

• SECONDARY STEELMAKING

• VACUUM INDUCTION MELTING 

• CONTINOUS CASTING

• INGOT CASTING

• SAND CASTING

• INVESTMENT CASTING

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

• PIPE MANUFACTURE

• SEAMLESS & WELDED PRECISION TUBE MANUFACTURE

• OPEN DIE & CLOSED DIE FORGING 

• SOLIDIFICATION STRUCTURES: DENDRITES; COLUMNAR GRAINS; EQUIAXED GRAINS

• MICROSEGREGATION; MACROSEGREGATION & SULPHUR PRINTING

• HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT

• COLD ROLLING

• WIRE DRAWING 

• SHEET METAL FORMING 

• MACHINING

• POWDER METALLURGY

• ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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