ABCs of Heat Treating - This Educational Program is a complete knowledge-building system that delivers quick and basic instruction in the fundamentals of heat treating. The program consists of five distinct courses. There are Student Modules and Instructor Guides for each course. The complete set consists of one Instructor's Guide and five Student Modules.

(1) Instructor's Guide
(5) Student Modules

(1) Instructor's Guide
(5) Student Modules

Metallurgy Heat Treating Theory - This course answers the question, "How does heat treating work?" It is an introduction to the concepts of iron-carbon phase diagrams, and the importance of T-T-T curves. This course consists of approximately 36 pages and is 7 - 8 hours of instruction-led training. Some topics covered are; How heat changes properties of metals, formation of crystalline structures in steel, Grain size, Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram and related terms, balancing desired properties, and T-T-T- curves.

Heat Treating Equipment - This course is an overview of the various furnaces found in heat treating facilities. The course consists of approximately 18 pages and is 6 - 7 hours of instruction-led training. Some topics covered are; the different types of furnaces (batch or continuous), Heat Transmission, and schematics of specific furnace types. In addition the reasons for using gas or electricity and the cost factors involved.

Heat Treating Processes - This course is a detailed discussion of the thermal processes used in heat treating ferrous metals. The course consists of approximately 38 pages and is 7 - 8 hours of instruction-led training. Some topics covered are; atmospheres (reactive, non-reactive, and vacuum), specific processes (normalizing and annealing), quenching and tempering (including molten salt, air quenching, austempering, and deep freezing), surface hardening and case hardening (specific and basic methods).

Heat Treated Materials - This course takes an extensive look at the materials and their applications that are processed daily in heat treat facilities. The course consists of approximately 54 pages and is 8 - 9 hours of instruction-led training. Some topics covered; What is steel?, What are the different types of steel?, What are tool steels?, What are stainless steels?, Class IV duplex stainless steels, A summary of stainless steels, and What is aluminum?

Quality, Testing, & Inspection in Heat Treating - This course emphasizes the importance of quality, relative to meeting customer expectations and specifications. The course consists of approximately 22 pages and is 6 - 7 hours of instruction-led training. Some topics covered are; What is Quality Control and the common QC terms related to heat treating including statistical process control and hardness and tensile testing, testing and inspection (destructive and non-destructive), and "Meeting the Customer's Requirements."