Secat Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy Course 1: Aluminum Casting

Schedule

Mon Mar 10 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Secat Inc. | Lexington, KY

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Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy Course 1 of 4: Aluminum Casting
About this Event

Secat’s Certificate in Aluminum Metallurgy Class of 2024 will kick-off in March. Course 1, Aluminum Casting, will cover melting and casting of aluminum alloys and is segmented to provide detailed instruction related to both shape casting and ingot casting. In addition to instruction from Secat’s experienced staff, two experts will provide additional instruction related to their specific fields. Dr. Alan Luo of The Ohio State University will discuss high pressure die casting and integrated computational materials engineering (ICME). David Weiss of Eck Industries will present on sand and permanent mold casting with an emphasis on recycling and sustainability.

This course is applicable for process engineers, process technicians, supervisors, quality technicians, quality managers, metallurgists, and lab managers. The lessons will be delivered first in lecture format and then with hands-on demonstrations using laboratory scale equipment. The course will be held at Secat’s Lexington, KY and Nicholasville, KY facilities (30 minutes apart).

Course Objectives:

· Understand cast and wrought aluminum alloy systems

· Overview of melting including charging, filtration, and de-gassing

· Exposure to common methods of shape casting including, sand, permanent mold and die casting

· Learn about the direct chill ingot/billet casting

· Demonstrate the effects of cooling rate and grain refiners on casting microstructures and properties

· Hands-on exposure to common test methods for measuring hydrogen and inclusions in the melt

· Brief exposure to recycling, emissions, sustainability, and tools for computational simulations


Registration fee includes course materials and lunch each day

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Secat Inc., 1505 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, United States

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