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This course contains the following modules:
Basic Introduction to Aluminium
- From bauxite to aluminium (mining, alumina
extraction, smelting)
- Aluminium processing (casting, rolling,
extrusion, forging, joining and fabrication)
- Recycling
- Alloy and temper designations
- Typical properties (comparison with other
metals, common alloys and tempers, effect of processing route
on properties)
- Examples of end-use applications
Introduction to the Metallurgy of Aluminium
Alloys
- Crystal structure
- Microstructural definitions
- Phase diagrams
- Solidification structures
- Precipitation hardening (solution heat treatment,
ageing)
- Deformation (work hardening)
- Annealing (recovery, recrystallisation)
- Directional property variation - anisotropy
(crystallographic texture)
- Corrosion basics
Introduction to Property Measurement
and Control in Aluminium Alloys
- Measurement of properties (strength, formability,
anisotropy, toughness, fatigue, corrosion)
- Microstructural definitions
- Microstructure and property control during
processing (casting, homogenisation, deformation, annealing, solution
heat treatment, ageing, in-service effects)
Introduction to Surface Treatment and
Coating of Aluminium Alloys
- Processing technologies
- Cleaning (acid, alkali, electrolytic)
- Cr-based and Cr-free pre-treatments (Cr6+
and Cr3+, anodising, Zr, Ti, Mn, polyacrylic acid, silanes, SAMs
and other alternatives)
- Characterisation, monitoring and measurement
of pre-treatment systems (coverage, thickness, microstructure
and chemistry, adhesion, electrochemistry and corrosion protection)
- Product applications (canning, foil packaging,
architectural sheet, aerospace, automotive)
- Legislative concerns and challenges
- Latest developments (products, processes)
Experimental Techniques for Problem
Solving
- Compositional analysis for mechanical property
problems (OES, ICP)
- Microstructural analysis for mechanical
property problems (optical metallography, SEM, TEM, X-ray microanalysis
techniques)
- Oxides, pre-treatment chemistry and thickness
measurements for surface and coating related problems (XPS, Auger,
FTIR, ellipsometry, GDOES)
- Coating properties and structure analysis
for surface and coating related problems (DSC, TGA, TMA, rheometry)
- Surface compatability problems (contact
angles, wettability)
- Corrosion related problems (surface analysis
techniques, corrosion testing methods)
For more information please contact:
Tel: +44 (0) 1295 702818
Mobile: +44 (0) 7739 862811
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