Through real-life case studies and technical exercises, this eLearning course will equip you with essential practical skills and confidence in metallurgy and material manufacturing within maritime industry.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for professionals in construction, fabrication, materials testing, and in-service applications. It also serves as a foundational training for individuals involved in material manufacturing surveys or quality inspection work
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Appreciate the basic metallurgical properties of the more commonly used materials in the marine industry: steel, stainless stee, aluminium alloys
- Explain which materials are chosen with relation to their specific properties for a variety of applications in the marine industry
- Specify the key requirements and types of materials certificates
- Describe good heat treatment practices
- Describe casting, forging and pipe manufacturing processes and common defects associated with them
- Recognise the most common testing and examination technologies used in the marine industry.
Course duration
eLearning: 8 hours
Key content
The course will cover the following topics:
- Materials certification
- Steel plates and sections
- Stainless steels
- Heat Treatment
- Castings, forgings and pipes
- Materials Testing
- Aluminium Alloys
Previous experience
None required.
eLearning
Access the course online and study at your own pace, at a time and place to suit you.
