Steel for the Non-Metallurgist
In Steel for the Non-Metallurgist, you'll learn ...
- The process required to produce steel
- The history of steelmaking
- Basic metallurgy of steel
- Common steel grades and their characteristics and applications
Overview
As an engineer, you’ve probably used a steel product. In fact, it would be challenging to navigate today’s world without using a steel product. From giant skyscrapers to miniature bolts and rivets, steel has become so common, so unremarkable, that the extraordinary brainpower and massive engineering feat behind steelmaking is rarely at the forefront of people’s minds.
Written for the non-metallurgist, this course uses graphics, photos, and simple language to illustrate the magnificent journey required to produce steel.
From a manufacturing standpoint, the process is outlined from the starting point at the steel mill through secondary processing at the mill or service center up to the point of forming and fabrication. This course also covers basic metallurgy. It explains atomic arrangements and dislocations, steel microstructures, and strengthening techniques. The metallurgical basis provides a foundation for a practical finale: steel specifications and grades.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how steel mills create various steel products from basic resources.
- Distinguish between integrated steel mills and minimills.
- Describe steel from an atomic perspective, including atomic arrangements and dislocations.
- Explain common steel microstructures and strengthening techniques.
- Identify key mechanical properties, including strength, ductility, hardness, and toughness.
- Describe the effects of alloying on steel properties.
- Explain processes used to produce custom steel sizes and shapes.
- Interpret common steel specifications and grades.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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