Precipitation Hardening


Learn how precipitation hardening heat treating is used to strengthen aluminum alloys, stainless steels, and other alloys.
3 hours | 0.3 CEUs (3 pdh)
$165.00
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Learn how precipitation hardening heat treating is used to strengthen aluminum alloys, stainless steels, and other alloys. Learns about the effects of the heat treatment process conditions on microstructure changes and the effects on alloy strength. Understanding these concepts is key to knowing how to get the desired properties in your components.

This course is a strong fit for engineers, technicians, quality professionals, and manufacturing teams who work with metals but do not need to become full-time metallurgists.

You will learn ...

  • How precipitation hardens and strengthens an alloy.
  • The heat treating process steps, the microstructure changes that occur, and the effects on alloy strength.
  • Details for different alloy systems, including aluminum and stainless steel

The metallurgy knowledge you’ll gain from this course will help you with materials selection, supplier evaluation, manufacturing process development, and solving quality problems. Also, you'll be able to better communicate more effectively with other engineers, customers, and suppliers.

Course content

Module 1: Introduction
Learn what precipitates are, how they harden and strengthen an alloy, and alloys that are precipitation hardened.
15 minutes
Module 2: Precipitation Metallurgy I
Microstructure changes that occur in precipitation hardening alloys when they are heated and cooled. Why only some alloys can be precipitation strengthened.
28 minutes
Module 3: Precipitation Metallurgy II
Purpose of each precipitation hardening heat treatment step. Effects of solution heat treatment temperature and time on microstructure and strength. Effects of quench delay and quench rate on microstructure and strength. Effects of aging temperature and time on microstructure and strength.
33 minutes
Module 4: Heat Treating Equipment
Equipment used for precipitation hardening heat treating.
21 minutes
Module 5: Course review
20 minutes
Module 6: Aluminum Alloys
Details about precipitation hardening of aluminum alloys.
18 minutes
Module 7: Stainless Steel Alloys
Details about precipitation hardening of stainless steel alloys.
16 minutes
Final exam
70% required to pass the course and receive a certificate of completion.
25 minutes
Course handouts
Downloadable pdf of course contents

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What people say about our courses

Engineers and technical professionals use this course to build practical metallurgy knowledge they can apply in design, manufacturing, quality, and supplier related work.

  • "Principles of Metallurgy covered the foundations of metallurgy and effects of manufacturing processes needed to obtain desired mechanical properties. This information has been valuable during my work in both design and manufacturing. I highly recommend it for someone that could benefit from knowledge of the fundamentals of metallurgy."
    Chris M.
    Mechanical Design Engineer
    Oil & Gas Industry
  • The Principles of Metallurgy course was a great refresher and supplement to the Properties of Materials course I took in college. The content focuses on information relative to industry, which will help greatly in my day-to-day job functions.
    Alex Nocera
    Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense
  • Well worth the time to do Metallurgy of Steel Heat Treating. It has given me more confidence in my job and given me a better understanding of some of the heat treatments used in the business
    Mark Winter
    Test House, Abbey Forged Products
  • I learned a bunch from this course. I needed an understanding of the heat treating and metals for our heat treating process in house. I now have a much better understanding of what is accomplished in the process along with understanding what could be a problem in our process.
    Tim Harris
    Gesipa Fasteners USA

What you will learn

The following aspects of precipitation hardening are taught in this course:

  • How precipitation hardens and strengthens an alloy.
  • Heat treating process steps and the microstructure changes that occur during each step.
  • The microstructure changes that occur during heat treating
  • The effects of heat treating process conditions on alloy microstructure and strength.
  • Heat treating process parameters and their effects on alloy microstructure and strength.

Quiz questions give learners opportunities to apply the concepts taught.

Course details

  • Length: 3 hours
  • Training credit: 3 training hours and 0.3 CEUs
  • Format: Online, on-demand, and interactive
  • Access: 4 months
  • Certificate of completion: awarded after passing the final exam.

Pre-requisites

You should be familiar with the concepts covered in our Principles of Metallurgy course.

Course certificate

A certificate for 3 training hours (0.3 CEUs) will be awarded after completing all course modules and successfully completing a final exam.


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Are training certificates awarded after completing a metallurgy course?
Yes, upon successful completion of the courses, participants receive a training certificate that shows the participant’s name, course title, hours of training credit, and the completion date. A final exam score of at least 70% is required to pass a course.

Who are these metallurgy courses designed for?
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How long does it take to complete a metallurgy course?
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Are there prerequisites for enrolling in these courses?
There are no strict prerequisites. We recommend starting with our Principles of Metallurgy course to learn metallurgy fundamentals. Some of our other courses have Principles of Metallurgy as a prerequisite. Each course page has a list of prerequisites from our catalogue of courses. 

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