Aluminum Production, Processing and Applications

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
07 Dec 2025 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register

Aluminum Production, Processing and Applications

Introduction

Aluminum occupies an important position in the family of metals with a very wide range of industrial and consumer applications. Second only to iron, aluminum is the world’s most widely used metal. Because of aluminum's many desirable properties, such as lightweight, high strength, and corrosion resistance, modern designers utilize it extensively where energy conservation and product performance are paramount.

Objectives

    Upon the successful completion of this program, participants will be able to:

    • Identify aluminum alloys suited to specific applications
    • Describe key processing parameters that influence structure-property relationships
    • Identify composition and processing interactions that result in final material properties
    • Solve routine processing and heat-treating issues
    • Identify cost-reduction opportunities that do not negatively impact material and product performance

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be an open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

The program will be of value for senior and middle management who are involved in supply chain management or logistics & warehouse functions. Managers on all levels of participating companies in a supply chain (manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and logistics service providers) will benefit from this program. In particular, people involved in purchasing, operations, warehousing, inventories, transport, and total supply chain management will find this program valuable.

Course Outline

  • Introduction to Aluminum: history of aluminum extraction; physical properties; classification; wrought and casting alloys
  • Extractive Metallurgy: bauxite composition; conversion to Al2O3; reduction plants; cryolite electrolytic cell operation; raw materials; impurities and super purity
  • Solidification and Phase Diagrams: solidification of pure metals; types of alloys; equilibrium diagrams; ternary equilibrium diagrams
  • Aluminum Alloy Systems: binary, ternary, and quaternary systems;
  • Aluminum Casting Principles: melting; casting; solidification; grain size; segregation; inclusions; furnaces
  • Aluminum Casting Practice: cast ability of alloys; casting processes; procedures; sand, shell mold, permanent mold, die, investment, and centrifugal casting
  • Hot and Cold Working Aluminum Alloys: rolling; extruding; forging; deep drawing; spinning; roll, stretch, press brake, other forming
  • Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain Growth: stages in recrystallization; effect of alloying additions on recrystallization temperatures; annealing; effect of cold reduction in annealing
  • Precipitation Hardening of Aluminum Alloys: solid solubility characteristics; properties of binary systems; properties of complex alloys; wrought and cast alloys
  • Metallography of Aluminum Alloys: sample preparation; alloy constituents; heat treatment of aluminum copper, aluminum silicon, and other alloys
  • Application and Properties of Wrought Aluminum Alloys: breaking down cast structure; effect of working on grain size 
  •  Applications and Properties of Aluminum Casting Alloys: typical casting alloys; grain size effects; specific grades and heat treatments
  • Joining Aluminum Alloys: properties, processes and procedures; welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; riveting
  • Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys: general aspects; causes, forms of corrosion; effects of alloying; intergranular, stress corrosion; protection; testing
  • Finishing Aluminum: mechanical surface treatment; chemical finishing, milling; electrolytic oxide coatings; other finishes and coatings

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