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Heat Treating Aluminum Products

The THORS Heat Treating Aluminum Products course is designed to provide learners with an overview of heat treating aluminum products. The course covers key heat treating concepts, equipment, and processes. The course also provides insights into the post-processing steps and highlights common defects that may arise during heat treatment and their troubleshooting techniques. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 2

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Course Description

The THORS Heat Treating Aluminum Products course provides an overview of how aluminum alloys respond to heat treatment. It covers phase diagrams, alloys designations, temper designations, recommended oven types, and quench media selection. Learners will explore different heat treating processes for aluminum alloys, along with key post-processing steps such as straightening. The course also addresses common defects and basic troubleshooting strategies.

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Who will benefit from this heat treating aluminum products course?

Operators, metallurgists, heat treat supervisors, and managers, and professionals from quality, manufacturing, engineering, design, testing, purchasing, and sales functions

Course Classification

This manufacturing course by THORS eLearning Solutions covers understanding and application of the covered topics.

*THORS uses the Bloom’s Taxonomy Methodology for our course development.

Certificate Awarded for Heat Treating Aluminum Products

Example of certificate awarded upon successful completion of the course.

*upon successful completion

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Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the purposes, key features, and types of phase diagrams.
  2. Differentiate between wrought and cast aluminum alloys and interpret their alloy and temper designations.
  3. Identify key heat treating equipment and their functions.
  4. Describe major heat treating processes for aluminum products, including solution heat treating, quenching, and aging.
  5. Outline post-processing methods such as straightening.
  6. Highlight common heat treatment defects and suggest suitable troubleshooting techniques.
Heat treated and quenched aluminum product undergoing straightening to improve shape and dimensional accuracy
Heat Treating Aluminum Products Course

Table of Contents

  1. Heat Treating Concepts
    1. Phase Diagrams
      1. Salient Features
      2. Types
        1. Binary Phase Diagrams
        2. Ternary Phase Diagrams
        3. Quaternary Phase Diagrams
    2. Alloy Designations
      1. Wrought Alloy Designations
      2. Cast Alloy Designations
    3. Temper Designations
      1. Temper Designation F
      2. Temper Designation O
      3. Temper Designation H
      4. Temper Designation T
      5. Temper Designation W
  2. Heat Treatment
    1. Equipment
      1. Batch Oven
      2. Continuous Oven
      3. Drop-Bottom Oven
      4. Quench Tank
    2. Processes
      1. Solution Heat Treating
      2. Quenching
      3. Aging
        1. Natural Aging
        2. Artificial Aging
  3. Post-Processing Steps
    1. Straightening
    2. Defects and Troubleshooting
      1. Distortion
      2. Incipient Melting
      3. Surface Blistering
      4. Low Mechanical Properties

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