ASM Heat Treating Quality & Inspection Self-Study Course

Self-Study

Product code: 27341C

This course is designed to increase the technical knowledge of those involved in the heat treatment of metals and alloys. Emphasis is on process control and quality control inspection procedures, since both are necessary to provide heat treated products to meet industry standards and specifications.

Self-Study

$1,450.00

Member Price: $1,250.00

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Target Audience

Product development, quality control, design and process engineering, production, supervision, sales, and purchasing personnel involved in heat treating will find it a valuable technical education.

Suggested Pre-Requisites

ASM’s Elements of Metallurgy course.

Continuing Education Units: 3.0

You will have 12 months to complete the course from the time you register.

Mechanical Testing of Heat Treated Alloys: tension and compression; hardness (macro and micro) impact; bend and fatigue
Nondestructive Inspection of Heat Treated Parts: liquid penetrant; magnetic particle; eddy current
Metallographic Quality Control in Heat Treatment: sample preparation (sectioning, mounting, polishing and etching); photomicrography; interpretation of microstructures
Hardening of Steel: proper hardening processes; quenching; hardening principles; isothermal and continuous cooling
Tempering of Steel: three stages; effect of temperature; time; composition and structure on properties; precipitation effects
Heat Treatment of Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys: cold work, annealing and recrystallization; phase diagrams; heat treatment and mechanical properties
Instrumentation and Control I: measured variables; temperature; pressure; flow; furnace atmospheres
Instrumentation and Control II: indicating and recording instruments; process control; solid state devices; typical control systems
Furnace Atmospheres: primary furnace gases; prepared atmospheres; applications; carbon control; generating equipment
Surface Hardening: flame, induction hardening; methods, reaction and effect of carburizing; discussion of miscellaneous surface hardening methods
Induction Heat Treatment: fundamentals of heat treatment; equipment selection and processing parameters; technical considerations; applications
Difficulties and Imperfections Associated with Heat Treated Steel: types of imperfections or failures; cracking types and causes; other imperfections
Inspection Techniques and Sampling Methods: incoming, in-process and final inspection; quality control parameters; sampling; records; sampling risks
Process Quality Control: control charts; variability; statistical basis; imperfection parameters; capability and tolerance

Refund Policy for Self-Study Courses:

A refund will only be given for Online and/or Self-Study sales if requested in writing to ASM International’s Education Department at [email protected] within 30 days of purchasing the course(s). However, if ASM International records demonstrate that the student has accessed more than 2 lessons online or opened the final exam within those 30 days then no refund will be issued.