Cast Iron Course
Gain expertise in cast iron applications for challenging pump housings. Master selection of appropriate iron types, oversight of melting, moulding, and heat treatment processes, defect mitigation techniques, and achievement of mechanical and metallurgical standards to enhance reliability, safety, and overall performance in castings.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a comprehensive guide to selecting and refining cast irons for high-demand pump housings. Participants will discover how service needs inform property specifications, the impacts of melting, chemistry management, inoculation, moulding, pouring, solidification, and heat treatment on microstructure, and strategies to avoid defects whilst fulfilling standards, specifications, and performance objectives confidently.
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Develop skills
- Select optimal cast iron variants for rigorous pump housing demands.
- Fine-tune microstructure by matching graphite form and matrix to strength and toughness requirements.
- Optimise foundry operations including melting, chemistry balance, inoculation, and controlled pouring.
- Identify and remedy defects such as porosity, carbides, and misruns swiftly and effectively.
- Validate performance through testing, non-destructive evaluation, and specification alignment for robust, leak-proof castings.
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