Training and Self Study

This book has been prepared to assist in the provision of metallurgical training which is essential in all metal-related businesses. The importance of metallurgical training has also been identified by the 2014 European roadmap for Metallurgy.
This is not a comprehensive documentation of metallurgical theory and practice, but a simple and basic introduction to the salient aspects which are essential to achieve a level of awareness and understanding in metallurgy to assist with the control of the quality of product, solving problems and preventing errors. The approach covers insight into the timeline of key concepts and discoveries that guided the science, the basic methods to control properties and the important effect that microstructure has on the final product’s mechanical properties together with a review of mechanical testing, heat treatment, fracture, welding and corrosion.