This course examines the complete spectrum of aluminum metallurgy, from extractive processes to finished products. Students will learn about aluminum alloy classification, composition, solidification principles, phase diagrams, and the fundamental differences between casting and wrought alloys.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

(Best-Seller) Basics of Heat Treating is designed for individuals new to heat treating or those transitioning into roles that involve heat treatment processes. This course explores foundational principles including phase diagrams, heat treatment processes, and how thermal processing affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of steel.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

This course focuses on the practical materials and processing knowledge necessary to perform failure analysis on these widely used component groups. The course materials and instruction will provide insight into the manufacturing of components, circumstances resulting in degradation, and diagnostic features for failure analysis and prevention.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

Corrosion occurs in all industries from automotive and aerospace to infrastructure, construction, petroleum, power, paper making, food processing, bioengineering, and pharmaceuticals. Corrosion is costly, dangerous, wasteful, and unsightly. It can be predicted, controlled, and even avoided.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

Many metals and alloys can be enhanced considerably by electroplating to provide corrosion resistance and/or decorative finishes. This course provides the electrical and chemical fundamentals of electroplating. Many types of metallic electrodeposition are explained in a "do" and "don't" presentation.

(Best-Seller) This course provides a broad introduction to the fundamental principles of metallurgy. The student will gain an understanding of basic and practical applications in various fields of metals and alloy behavior and manufacturing processes. This course is a valuable prerequisite for taking more technically challenging courses that will be required for career development.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

Authored by nationally recognized authority, F.V. Lenel, Professor Emeritus, RPI. Powder Metallurgy (P/M) has been a small but rapidly growing source of near-net shaped parts for industry. The success of the P/M process derives from its ability to mass-produce complex structural parts with savings in labor, material, and/or energy.

Study valuable NDT techniques outlined by industry experts on your own time and at your own pace with ASM's "Fundamentals of Nondestructive Testing." Nondestructive Testing (NDT) is a vital part of material evaluation that can save users time and money in product assessment, troubleshooting, and research.

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.

This course is designed as an extension of the Basics of Heat Treating course, providing an overview of essential aspects associated with various furnaces used to heat treat metallic parts. The course explores technologies including controlled atmosphere systems, vacuum heat treating, induction heating, and surface hardening techniques. Students will examine furnace selection criteria, thermal engineering principles, and the critical role of atmosphere control in achieving desired material properties through carefully managed chemical and physical processes.

Heat Treatment of Steel is a comprehensive course that covers practical heat treating of carbon, alloy, stainless and tool steels. In this course, there is additional emphasis on process applications, including valuable information on atmosphere control, quenching, temperature control and the type of equipment that is proper for different types of heat treating operations.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

Have you ever been handed a failure investigation and were not quite sure all the steps required to complete the investigation? The initial steps of a failure investigation set the direction and, in many cases, ensure a successful investigation or doom it to failure. Here is a chance to learn the steps to organize a failure investigation and ensure success.

This course will review the phases that form in carbon and alloy steels and the modifications produced in the iron-carbon diagram by alloying and manufacture. Microstructures and the phase transformations by which they are produced in all phases of manufacture, from casting through quench and tempering, will be described and related to mechanical properties and performance, including fracture and potential embrittlement phenomena.

ASM International has developed this course covering the entire spectrum of induction heating technology. Written by industry experts, it covers the role of induction heating in producing reliable products, often with considerable savings in energy, labor and time. Taking a fundamentals approach, the basic principles of induction heating are presented as an introduction.

Composites are a specialty material used at increasing levels throughout our engineered environment, from high-performance aircraft and ground vehicles to relatively low-tech applications in our daily lives. Professionals with responsibilities for products and systems that rely on composites will benefit from a deeper understanding of how these materials are made, how they are used, how they behave, and how they can fail. It is also important to understand that not all composite materials are the same, that certain types of composites are appropriate for certain applications, and that selecting, designing, manufacturing, and using these materials requires unique considerations.

This course focuses on the maintenance of industrial furnaces and associated thermal processing equipment. Batch and continuous furnaces, both with and without prepared protective atmospheres, are included. Associated equipment is covered for atmosphere generators, vacuum and induction heating.

This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of the design process necessary to make robust medical devices. Fracture, fatigue, stress analysis, and corrosion design validation approaches are examined, and real-world medical device design validations are reviewed.

(#1 Best-Seller) An ideal first course for anyone who needs a working understanding of metals and their applications. It has been designed for those with no previous training in metallurgy, such as technical, laboratory, and sales personnel; engineers from other disciplines; management and administrative staff; and non-technical support staff such as purchasing and receiving agents who order and inspect incoming material.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

This course provides essential knowledge to those who do not have a technical background in metallurgical engineering but have a need to understand more about the technical aspects of steel manufacturing, properties and applications.

Welding metallurgy is a complex subject because it requires knowledge of materials, welding processes, design, and inspection. Metallurgy of Welding and Joining provides an excellent review of welding processes, welding of materials ranging from carbon steel to specialized alloys, guidelines for designing weldments to facilitate welding, and testing and inspecting welds to meet performance requirements.

Where long performance life and reduced lifecycle costs are at issue, nickel and nickel alloys can frequently provide an excellent alternative. Today, as long mill lead times attest, higher alloyed materials are being used to an even greater extent. To provide dependable information on when to use these alloys -- and in which applications -- this course has been developed.

Practical Heat Treating teaches the actual heat treating process or the "how" of heat treating, as compared to "Heat Treatment of Steel" and "Principles of Heat Treating" which are intended to impart the fundamental metallurgical knowledge of what happens when metals are heated and cooled or the "why" of heat treatment.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

The course will cover the role of induction heating in producing reliable products, as well as the considerable savings in energy, labor, space, and time it has. You will learn in-depth on topics such as selecting equipment, designs of multiple systems, current application, and sources and solutions of induction heat treating problems.

(Best-Seller) This course is designed to provide the knowledge to bridge the gap between theory and practice of failure analysis. This course presents a very practical approach to failure analysis for those who are new to the field or those who want an update. It is also designed for technicians with the pre-requisites and those interested in understanding how knowledge of failure analysis can lead to better productivity.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

Metallography is the field of scientific study devoted to the interrelationship between the structural characteristics and the physical and mechanical properties of metals and alloys as effected by composition, processing, and the service environment. This course is intended to provide instruction in proper metallographic preparation techniques and the principles on which they are based. It describes methods of viewing structures and analyzing the constituents which are present.This course has been enhanced with self-guided digital short courses added to related lessons.

This course focuses on the practical materials and processing knowledge necessary to perform failure analysis on these widely used component groups. The course materials and instruction will provide insight into the manufacturing of components, circumstances resulting in degradation, and diagnostic features for failure analysis and prevention.

Stainless steels have emerged as one of the more important engineered materials, designed for strength, corrosion resistance, and easy fabrication. Continued growth in the use of stainless steels provides an incentive to understand their properties, processing, and response to various fabrication processes. This course provides the important facts to help master these alloys for a wide variety of uses.

Knowledge of superalloys is key to designing the critical components used in the most challenging applications. This course allows you to dive deep into this unique class of materials that exhibit superior mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and surface stability. You will focus on the nature, properties, and usage of metal alloys. The content for the Superalloys course will include materials, superalloy properties, corrosion behavior, a look towards the future of superalloys, and more.

Thermal spray technology provides a cost-effective solution for many applications requiring resistance to wear, heat and corrosion. Processes including electric arc combustion and plasma spray coatings can apply almost any material to the surface of another. Coating systems must be engineered and applied correctly to operate as an overlay surface.

Titanium occupies an important position in the family of metals because of its light weight and corrosion resistance. Its unique combination of physical, chemical and mechanical properties make titanium alloys attractive for aerospace and industrial applications.

This course addresses all the aspects that are critical to understanding this demanding area; it contains the technical information that the personnel in this area must know to perform their jobs properly. It is also of practical use as a fundamental course for new personnel and for use as a state-of-the-art refresher for more experienced personnel and it is a valuable tool that helps management understand the responsibilities of the people they supervise.

This course covers the determination of the Brinell hardness of metallic materials by the Brinell indentation hardness priniciple. This course provides the requirements for a Brinell testing machine and the procedures for performing Brinell hardness tests.

These test methods cover the determination of the Rockwell hardness and the Rockwell superficial hardness of metallic materials, including test methods for the verification of machines for Rockwell hardness testing and the calibration of standardized hardness test blocks.

This course covers the test methods that describe notched-bar impact testing of metallic materials by the Charpy (simple-beam) test and the Izod (cantilever-beam) test. The course covers the requirements for: test specimens, test procedures, test reports, test machines verifying Charpy impact machines, optional test specimen configurations, designation of test specimen orientation, and determining the percent of shear fracture on the surface of broken impact specimens.In addition, information is provided on the significance of notched-bar impact testing, and methods of measuring the center of strike.