Course Standard
NDTXXX Materials & Processes for NDT Technology
Course Description
This introductory course explains the basic principles of material manufacturing processes,
discontinuities, and defects as related to the major nondestructive testing methods. This course is
an introduction to Level I Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Eddy Current, Ultrasonic, and
Radiographic courses. This course will give the student an overview of Nondestructive Testing
disciplines with regard to identifying defects and proper Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
application.
Hours
Lecture
Lab
Credit
45
0
3
Prerequisite/Core requisite:
Course Guide
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify relation of NDT to manufacturing
Competencies
Identify common NDT terminology
Identify requirements for NDT supervisory personnel
Identify the certification requirements of NDT levels I, II, III
Manufacturing
Materials
List common reasons for material failure
Identify the purpose for use of NDT
Identify fracture control
Identify fracture control design philosophy
Fracture Mechanics Identify fracture mechanics
Identify inspection reliability in fracture mechanics
Identify probability of detection/confidence levels
Fracture Control
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify basic elements of manufacturing processes
Materials
Processes
Competencies
Identify the terminology
Identify the properties of materials
Identify the property variations
Identify the elements of processes of materials including shape change,
energy form, process effect on properties and auxiliary steps
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Economic Impact
Identify the impact of economic considerations on processes including
design, choice of materials, quantity, quality and inspection
Outcomes: The student will be able identify the testing methods used on engineering materials
Tensile Test
True Stress and
True Strain
Compression
Competencies
Identify the classes of prosperities found in engineering materials
Identify the relationship of the properties to design of product
Identify loading systems and material failure
Identify the types of loading systems including stresses, normal stresses,
shear stresses, and bending
Identify the effects of stress on materials
Identify methods of testing materials including direct testing, indirect testing,
destructive testing, nondestructive testing,
Identify the elements of tensile test including: tensile specimens, stress-strain
diagrams, elastic deformation and plastic flow, ultimate and breaking
strengths, yield point and yield strength, modulus of elasticity, ductility, and
resilience and toughness
Identify the advantages and limitations of tensile test
Perform tensile test including calculations
Identify True Stress - True Strain
Identify the elements of compression testing
Identify the advantages and limitations of compression testing
Transverse Rupture Identify the elements of Transverse Rupture Testing
Identify advantages and limitations of transverse rupture testing
Shear
Identify the elements of shear testing
Identify advantages and limitations of shear testing
Fatigue
Identify the elements of fatigue testing
Identify advantages and limitations of fatigue testing
Creep
Identify the elements of Creep testing
Identify advantages and limitations of Creep testing
Identify the elements of notched bar testing including Charpy test, Izod Test,
Notched Bar
Test specimens, Tensile Impact Test,
Identify advantages and limitations of notched bar testing
Bend
Identify the elements of bend testing including free bend and guided bent
Identify advantages and limitations of bend testing
Identify the elements of hardness testing including Mohs, File, Brinell,
Hardness
Rockwell, Superficial Rockwell, Vickers and micro hardness
Identify advantages and limitations of hardness testing
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify the basic elements of materials and how they are
improved through processing
Competencies
Define metal
Identify the states of matter for metal
Identify common space lattices of metal
Identify the solidification process of metals growth of crystal, grain size, and
the role of grain size
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Improvement of
mechanical
properties
Corrosion
Identify the treatments utilized to obtain improved mechanical properties in
materials including work hardening, recrystallization, age hardening,
allotropic changes
Identify the elements of work hardening process
Identify the elements of recrystallization processes
Identify the elements of the age hardening process
Identify the elements of the heat treating allotropic process
Identify the characteristics of heat treatment of steel
Define corrosion
Identify direct chemical action
Identify electrochemical reaction
Identify factors which impact corrosion
Identify the types of Corrosion
Identify types of corrosion protection
Identify the type of NDT testing effective to detect corrosion
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify ferrous metals and their use in engineering
materials.
Competencies
Identify the relationship between ferrous materials
Compare and contrast types of cast irons
Identify the general properties of cast Iron
Identify the property changes associated cast Iron
Identify NDT testing methods used with cast Iron
Identify the general properties of wrought Iron
Identify the property changes associated wrought Iron
Identify NDT testing methods used with wrought Iron
Identify the general properties of steel
Identify the property changes associated steel
Identify NDT testing methods used with steel
Compare and contrast types of steel
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify non ferrous metals and plastics and their use in
engineering materials
Competencies
Identify non ferrous metals
List advantages of non ferrous metals used in engineering materials
Identify the general properties of aluminum, copper, brasses and bronzes,
nickel, magnesium and zinc alloys
Identify the property changes associated with aluminum copper, brasses and
bronzes, nickel, magnesium and zinc alloys aluminum
Identify NDT testing methods used with aluminum copper, brasses and
bronzes, nickel, magnesium and zinc alloys
Identify types of plastics
List advantages of different types of plastics used in engineering materials
Identify the general properties of plastics
Identify the property changes associated plastics
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Identify NDT testing methods used plastics
Outcomes: The student will be able to describe the casting process of materials
Competencies
Define casting
Describe the basic casting process
Solidification of
metals
Identify solidification of metals
Shrinkage
Identify the role of solidification of metals in the casting process
Identify the phases of solidification of metals
Define Shrinkage in relation to casting process
Identify the impact of shrinkage in the casting process
Identify the stages of shrinkage
Molding
Die casting
Investment Casting
Plaster mold
Casting
Identify the role of casting design in the process
Identify methods of feeding materials into molds including ladle, gating
systems, risers and chills
Compare and contrast different casting methods
Identify different types material used for molds
Identify types of sand molds including green sand
Identify the procedures for sand molding
Identify the equipment used in sand molding including patterns, flasks, cores
Compare and contrast the different types of sand molding
Identify floor and pit molds
Identify shell molds
Identify permanent mold casting
Identify die casting
Compare and contrast die casting with molding
List the types of die casting
Identify investment casting
List advantages and disadvantages of investment casting
Identify plaster mold casting
List advantages and disadvantages of plaster mold casting
Centrifugal Casting Identify centrifugal casting
List advantages and disadvantages of centrifugal casting
Outcomes: The student will be able to discuss welding processes
Competencies
Define welding
Identify the role of welding in materials processes
Identify the nature of weld bonding
Identify various types of weld bonding
Compare and contrast various types of weld bonding
Discuss welding metallurgy
Discuss the impact of welding on the properties of materials
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Discuss the role of heat in welding processes
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for oxyacetylene welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for arc welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for modification to arc
welding for special purposes
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for automatic welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for automatic welding
under flux
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for electron beam welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for plasma arc welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for friction welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for electro slag welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for explosion welding
Identify characteristics, equipment and procedures for diffusion welding
Discuss elements of welding design
Identify the common weld defects which require NDT including dimensional,
structural and weld metal and base metal properties
Outcomes: The student will be able to discuss plastic flow
Competencies
Define deformation
Identify advantages and limitations of deformation
Identify the properties of deformation
Identify the impact of deformation on probability of defects
Identify effects of deformation in reference to work hardening and
recrystallization
Identify temperature and loading systems effects on plastic flow
Identify relative effects of hold and cold working on plastic flow
Outcomes: The student will be able to discuss the basic materials processes involved in millwork
forging and powder metallurgy
Competencies
Identify processes associated with hot rolling millwork
Identify the processes associated with cold rolling millwork
Identify the NDT processes used in both hot and cold rolling millwork
Define forging
Identify the processes associate with open die forging
Identify the processes associate with closed die forging
Identify the processes associate with forging with progressive application of
pressure
Identify NDT processes used in the above mentioned types of forging
Define powder metallurgy
Identify the advantages and limitations of powder metallurgy
Identify the elements of the powder metallurgy process
Identify NDT processes used in relation to powder metallurgy
Outcomes: The student will be able to discuss basic concepts associated with press working in
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sheet metal
Competencies
Identify terminology associates with press worked sheet metal
Identify tools associated with presswork
Identify shearing operations
Identify bending processes associated with press worked sheet metal
Identify drawing processes associated with press worked sheet metal
Identify the NDT process used in press worked sheet metal
Outcomes: The student will be able to discuss fundamentals of machining
Competencies
Define the machining
Identify chip formation theories
Identify all elements of chip formation
Identify chip types
Identify cutting tool material used in machining
Identify abrasives used in machining
Identify machine tools
Define machinabiltiy
Identify the elements of finish
Indentify numerical control equipment
Identify the basic operation process of numerical control equipment
Outcomes: The student will be able to discuss miscellaneous processes
Non Traditional
Competencies
Identify plastic processing
Identify the limitations of plastic processing
Identify compression molding
Identify the advantages and limitations of compression molding
Identify closed die molding
Identify the advantages and limitations of closed die molding
Identify injection molding
Identify the advantages and limitations of injection molding
Identify reinforced plastic molding
Identify the advantages and limitations of reinforced plastic molding
Identify post forming associated with plastics
Identify design requirements associated with plastics and metals
Identify Adhesive bonding processes
Identify composite materials processes including laminates, fiberglass,
graphite, honeycomb
Identify mixtures of composite materials
Identify electrical discharge machining
Identify electromechanical machining
Identify chemical milling
Identify ultrasonic machining
Identify electroforming
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Identify gross separation processes
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify surface finishing methods
Competencies
Define surface finishing
Identify casehardening of steels
Identify carburizing
Identify flame hardening
Identify cleaning process associated with surface finishing including liquid
and vapor baths, blasting, abrasive barrel finishing, wire brushing, polishing,
buffing, electro polishing
Define coatings
Identify common coatings materials including paints, varnishes and enamels,
lacquers, vitreous enamels, metalizing, hot dip plating, electroplating,
chemical conversions, anodizing, chromate coatings, phosphate coatings,
chemical oxide coatings.
Identify the role of coatings
Identify the preparations required for coatings
Identify the application processes used in coatings
Outcomes: The student will be able to identify basic inspection processes and procedures utilized
in materials processing
Competencies
Indentify terminology associated with inspection process, quality control,
quality assurance
Identify the role of inspection in modern manufacturing
Identify common inspection procedures
Identify common way the inspection process is organized in manufacturing
Identify quantity of inspection that is common in modern manufacturing
Identify tools used in the inspection process including process control charts,
paerto charts etc
Identify the principles of measurement including dimensioning and
tolerances,
Identify common sources of measurement variation
Compare and contrast measurement systems
Identify common measurement instruments including calipers, micrometers,
and gages
Identify inspections role in aviation
Suggested Resources
List books, and other resources used here
Materials and Processes for NDT Technology: by ASNT Continuing Education in Nondestructive
Testing
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