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Seminar: Aspects of Metallurgical Testing, Aug. 15

WIXOM, MI - August 12, 2008

Stork experts are presenting a technical seminar, "Aspects of Metallurgical Testing." The seminar will be offered Friday, August 15, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

This is a repeat of our popular presentation taught by Senior Metallurgical Engineer and Engineering Manager Dr. John Tartaglia of Stork CRS. There is no cost to attend this presentation. For reservations or questions, please contact CRS.Teamday@stork.com. Please include your name, company, telephone number, and email address with your reservation.

Abstract
The Aspects of Metallurgical Testing seminar will cover the topics below:

An introduction to ASTM and SAE standards	What's the difference between the various types of standards, i.e., test methods, specifications, practices, terminology and guides? How are the standards developed? How often are the test methods and other standards revised? What are the strengths and weaknesses of SAE and ASTM specifications?
Aspects of hardness testing	Which ASTM test methods and hardness scales do you use for which metals? What are some of the subtle requirements and pitfalls of hardness testing? What are proper conversions for common metal alloys and what limits them? How do you estimate mechanical properties based on hardness?
Aspects of mechanical testing	Why are there numerous ASTM tensile test methods and how do they differ from each other and international test methods? How do you obtain yield strength, modulus, and other properties from tensile tests? How do the various methods of determining elongation differ? What are the limitations of common tensile tests in producing an accurate digital stress-strain curve at both low and high strains? What is the physical significance of n and r values? How and why do the various types of fatigue tests differ? What ASTM test methods apply?
Aspects of impact testing	When is impact testing used versus plane strain fracture toughness testing? What is transition temperature and what are the various approaches to determining it? When is it appropriate to convert Charpy impact energies to fracture toughness and how do you do it? What ASTM test methods apply?
Aspects of quantitative metallography	Why is grain size important? What is the difference between ferrite and prior austenite grain size? What are the underlying assumptions that validate comparison grain size measurements and what is their variability? What other methods are available when comparison grain size measurements are invalid? What are the various ASTM, ISO, and JIS methods for determining steel cleanliness? How are inclusions categorized and their contents determined quantitatively?
Aspects of microanalysis	What are the differences between elemental and molecular microanalysis techniques? What materials can these techniques identify qualitatively? What elements can EDS determine quantitatively and what other techniques can be used for light element quantification?
Internet facilitation of lab testing	How can customers submit samples and test requests to Stork via the web? How can customers use Storkview to track their testing projects and see their results as soon as testing is completed? How has Stork CRS designed a special web interface for tracking samples and their results for one of their largest customers?

About the speaker
Dr. Tartaglia holds B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and is an expert in die and other wrought steels, aluminum, magnesium, fatigue, failure analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy. He is an experienced expert witness in failure analysis litigation and has given numerous seminars and training classes on metals testing and analyses. Dr. Tartaglia was recently elected to the ASM International 2008 Class of Fellows.