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Metals Processing in Manufacture
Casting
Dies & Tools
Heat treatment of steels
Heat treatment of non-ferrous alloys
Joining - soldering and brazing, welding
Machining
Metal cutting and forming - extrusion, forming and forging
Powder metallurgy
Process modelling
Surface finishing
Surface engineering

Design and Materials Selection
Computer aided design and rapid prototyping
Design and materials selection for function, production and recycling
Materials selection and manufacturing - scale of manufacture, fabrication route/production methods
Materials selection and component function - selection for corrosion, fatigue wear, resistance, HT and cryogenic service, high strength/weight ratio applications

Economics and Costing
Value analysis
Raw material costs
Competitive processing costs - unit costs, cost build up during manufacture
Costing of quality, reliability and serviceability

Metals and Alloys: Basic Information
Alloy and stainless steels
Carbon steels
Cast and alloy irons
Cu and Cu-based alloys
HT alloys
Light metals and alloys (Al, Mg & Ti)
Ni and Ni-base alloys
Zn and Zn-base alloys

Metals Testing and Characterisation
Corrosion performance
Mechanical testing
Metallography & Microscopy
NDE & NDT
Wear & erosion performance

Quality, Performance and Serviceability
Quality systems and specifications
Quality audit, inspection methodology and standards (cleanliness, dimensional tolerances/accuracy, soundness, surface condition & finish)
Lifetime expectation, prediction and assessment - condition monitoring