This is a one day course with an option to attend the second day. Metals are the most versatile of engineering materials providing a diverse range of properties for applications such as vessels used for the storage of liquid Helium at -269oC to Tungsten filaments in electric lights working at 3,000oC . In addition strengths differ by more than a factor of 100. For any given application a metal must exhibit a range of generally conflicting properties.
It is necessary therefore, to be able to measure mechanical properties in order to ensure that metals supplied are suitable for the intended application. For this purpose a large number of mechanical tests have been developed.

Who should attend
The course is designed to provide basic knowledge of different mechanical properties measured together with descriptions and demonstrations of the methods used to measure them. It is aimed at those with little or no metallurgical background but could also be used as a refresher in this area.

Speakers
Course Manager; Dr Peter Morris
Dr Peter Morris has worked in R&D at the Swinden Technology Centre for 28 years. His current role is as Research Fellow in the Steel Metallurgy department. His main areas of expertise are the relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties for a broad range of steel types. He is currently Chairman of the British Standards Committee ISE NFE 4/1, Uniaxial Testing of Metals.
Stuart Sotheran has worked in R&D at Swinden Technology Centre for 29 years and is Laboratory Supervisor, Mechanical Testing. He represents Corus on BSI Standard committees (tension, ductility and toughness) and represents BSI at European (ECISS) and World (ISO) Standards meetings.
Steve Danks, a graduate Materials Scientist has worked in R&D for 15 years and is the Supervisor of the Fatigue and Fracture Testing Laboratory.

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