Appreciation of marine metallurgy and welding
Carbon steel materials are used extensively in marine construction, and to ensure that consistent high quality products are produced it is important to understand the metallurgical principles involved in their manufacture.
Carbon steel materials are used extensively in marine construction, and to ensure that consistent high quality products are produced it is important to understand the metallurgical principles involved in their manufacture.
Additionally, welding is widely used for joining marine materials and it is important to understand how the welding processes work and how they affect the properties and quality of the resultant welds.
Who should attend?
Anyone wishing to gain or enhance their understanding of the use of carbon or carbon manganese steels and how they respond to welding.
Those involved in steel construction, fabrication and repair.
Suitable for those who have no previous knowledge or experience of carbon steel materials or fusion welding processes.
Key Content
Metallurgy of carbon steel materials.
Material properties.
Manufacture, testing, welding, inspection repair of wrought and cast materials.
Welding defects, and their cause and prevention.
What will you learn?
Enhances technical knowledge in material technology and welding requirements.
Previous experience
None required.