Materials and manufacturing technologies
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Casting Technology
Sand, permanent mold and high pressure die casting; solidification, feeding and analysis of casting defects.
Forging Technology
Hot and cold forging processes, die design and fundamentals of plastic forming.
Aluminum and Its Alloys
Alloy series, heat treatment, extrusion and lightweighting applications.
Titanium and Its Alloys
Titanium metallurgy for aerospace and biomedical applications.
Semi-Solid Forming
Thixo and rheo casting processes; advanced manufacturing bridging casting and forging.
Failure & Fracture Analysis
Fractography reading rules, fracture modes and root cause methodology.
Heat Treatment of Steels
Transformation temperatures, hardening and tempering, hardenability and surface hardening.
Steel Selection and Standard Equivalents
EN, AISI/SAE and DIN designations, equivalence tables, section size, weldability and certification.
Fatigue and Life Estimation
The Wöhler curve, endurance limit, mean stress and notch effects, life estimation with Miner's rule.
Metallography and Specimen Preparation
Sampling, grinding and polishing sequences, etchants and quantitative metallography.
Welding Metallurgy
Weld zones and the HAZ, heat input and t8/5, cold and hot cracking, defect-cause-remedy table.
Corrosion and Protection
Galvanic series and area ratio, pitting and PREN, stress corrosion cracking, cathodic protection.
Hardness Testing Methods
Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell, Knoop; scale selection, conversion limits, indentation geometry rules.
Non-Destructive Testing
VT, PT, MT, ET, UT and RT; method selection by defect location and orientation, acceptance criteria.
Fracture Mechanics and Toughness
Stress intensity factor and KIc, critical flaw size, CTOD and J, ductile-brittle transition.
Surface Engineering and Coatings
Case hardening and nitriding, coating families, shot peening, hydrogen embrittlement and fatigue.
Tribology: Wear and Lubrication
Wear mechanisms, the Archard equation, the Stribeck curve, oil selection and oil analysis.
Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing
Powder production, press and sinter, MIM and HIP, PBF/DED/BJT, energy density and design for AM.
Mechanical Testing: Tensile, Compression, Impact
The stress-strain curve, Rp0.2 and Rm, the gauge-length trap, Charpy and reading certificates.
Resources and Events
SAE International, ASM International, scientific databases and conference calendars.
