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Aluminum Alloys for Automotive Applications: Selection, Properties, Performance and Heat Treating

Introduction to Sheet Metal Forming

Microsystems Today: An Introduction

Aluminum Alloys for Automotive Applications: Selection, Properties, Performance and Heat Treating

This two-day course presents the fundamental physical metallurgy of aluminum alloy heat treatment including annealing, solutionizing, quenching and aging. The processing-structure-property relationships of these precipitation hardenable alloys will be presented and discussed.

Who Should Attend

• Aerospace engineers
• Design engineers
• Heat treaters
• Mechanical engineers
• Metallurgists
• Purchasing agents and buyers
• Quality engineers
• Research and development engineers
• Sales and marketing professionals

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe aluminum alloy composition and temper designations
2. Explain the practices and processes for heat treating aluminum alloys
3. Assess the effects of various heat treatments on the microstructure and properties of aluminum alloys
4. Identify typical problems in heat treating aluminum alloys for aerospace applications, and their solutions
5. Apply sound alloy/processing selection principles for specific applications
6. Avoid many pitfalls in aluminum alloy processing and specification

Seminar Content

• Introduction to Aluminum Alloys and Heat Treating   
• Properties of Aluminum Alloys  
• Aluminum Heat Treating in the Automotive Industry - Specifications and Typical Problems  
• Annealing, Homogenization and Solution Heat Treating
• Hot Isostatic Pressing of Aluminum Castings
• Quenching Issues in Aluminum Alloys
• Fundamentals of Aging in Aluminum Alloys
• Aging Practices for Aerospace Alloys
• Selection of Aluminum Alloys
• Typical Problems and Case Studies for Aluminum Alloys in Automotive Applications

Introduction to Sheet Metal Forming

This two-day course will provide attendees with a better understanding of the process and factors that make or break sheet metal forming.

Who Should Attend

• Manufacturing engineers
• Metallurgists
• Process designers
• QA technologists
• Shop foremen
• Technicians

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to

1. Identify and evaluate reported sheet properties
2. Determine the significance of steel metallurgical parameters
3. Apply circle-grid analysis
4. Read and utilize computer simulation presentations
5. Troubleshoot forming failures

Course Outline

• Hot- and Cold-Rolled Sheet
• Sheet Forming Processes
• Mechanical Properties
• Sheet Steel Grades
• Steel Microstructure Basics
• Circle Grid Analysis
• Computer Simulation Basics
• Simulation Applications – Design
• Simulation Applications – Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Attendee Presented Problems

Microsystems Today: An Introduction

This course will provide an overview of microsystems technology today and process engineering and materials challenges in product commercialization.

Who Should Attend

• Business development specialists
• Designers
• Metallurgists
• Process engineers
• Product managers
• Technicians

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Identify the key market drivers for MEMS and nanotechnology products
2. Describe the major product design challenges in microsystem-based products
3. Summarize the impact of standards on microsystems product development
4. Assess the role of simulation and materials databases in device design

Course Outline

• Money Matters: Market Pull for Microsystems Products
• Size Matters: The Design Paradigm Shift in Microsystems
• Common Microsystems Processing Steps and Limitations
• Typical Product Design Challenges and Compromises
• Standards and Their Impact on Microsystems Products Today
• Simulation and Materials Database Tools for Product Design
• Frontiers in Microsystems Product Development