Testing and Mechanical Properties of Metals

• Tensile tests
• Impact tests
• Hardness tests
• Compression of mechanical properties

The Crystalline Structure of Metals

• Bonding in metals
• Solidification crystal growth and structures of metals
• Defects in metals during solidification

 Specimen Preparation and Microscopic Examination

• The preparation (Mounting Grinding, Polishing and Etching) of metal specimens
• Metallurgical and Electron Microscopes

Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms in Metals

• Edge Dislocation (line imperfections) in crystals
• Strengthening of metals by Grain Size Reduction, Solid Solution and Strain Hardening
• Softening of metals by annealing
• Comparison of Cold and Hot working of Metals

 Binary Equilibrium Diagrams

• Solubility and cooling curves
• Thermal Equilibrium Diagrams (Eutectic Type, Solid Solution Type and Combination Type)

Ferrous Alloys

Definitions and classifications and some uses of ferrous alloys including;

• Carbon steels
• Alloy steels
• Stainless steels
• Cast irons

Fabrication of Metals

A selection of metal fabrication methods, including;

• Forming
• Casting
• Welding

Day 4 - Heat Treatment of Plain Carbon Steel

• Hardening of carbon steel (by quenching)
• Annealing
• Normalising
• Tempering
• Austempering
• Surface treatments
• Heat affected zone (HAZ) in welding

Non-Ferrous Alloys

• Nickel and cobalt
• Titanium alloys

 Corrosion in Metals  

• The electrochemical cell
• Types of electrochemical corrosion
• Pitting
• Crevice
• Stress corrosion
• Hydrogen induced, etc.