If you wanted to major in metallography, this is the program for you!

Metallography has been described as both an art and a science. According to the ASM Metals Handbook Desk Edition, metallography is: "The science dealing with the constitution and structure of metals and alloys as revealed by the unaided eye or by such tools as low-powered magnification, optical microscopy, electron microscopy and diffraction or x-ray techniques."

From specimen preparation to microstructural interpretation to analytical techniques, the three levels of this program will take you from a novice in metallography to an advanced practitioner. This structured 11 course metallography program focuses on aspects that are not taught in college and are extremely time consuming to learn on the job.

Level 1: Introduction to Metallography (Specimen Preparation)

Required (select one of the following):

• Elements of Metallurgy
  
• Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist®
  
• Mechanical Testing of Metals
  
  Required:
  
• Metallographic Techniques
  
  Elective (select one of the following):
  
• Principles of Failure Analysis
  
• Fundamentals of Non-Destructive Testing
  
• Introduction to Heat Treating and Advanced Heat Treaing
  

Level 2: Intermediate Metallography (Microstructural Interpretation)

Required (select one of the following):

• Metallographic Interpretation
  
• Practical Interpretation of Microstructures
  
  Required (select one of the following):
  
• Fractography
  
• Practical Fracture Mechanics and Fractography
  
  Electives (select two of the following):
  
• Microstructural Analysis of Ferrous Alloys
  
• Complete Metallography of Fasteners
  
• Mechanical Testing of Metals
  
  

Level 3: Advanced Metallography (Analytical Techniques)

Required:

• Advanced Metallographic Techniques
  
  Electives (select three of the following):
  
• Microstructural Analysis of Ferrous Alloys
  
• Titanium and Its Alloys
  
• Aluminum and Its Alloys
  
• Principles of Failure Analysis
  
• Stainless Steels
  
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
  
• Advanced Metallographic Techniques in Color

To get more information on the Certificate of Achievement Program, call Raymond Sirochman at 440/338-5151, ext. 5576.