Carbon Steel Terminology Webinar
About the Course
Join Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E. from 2:00 - 3:30 pm Eastern time for this webinar.
Sales, operations and purchasing professionals at companies within the steel industry need a basic understanding of steel terminology in order to have meaningful conversations with suppliers, customers, and co-workers.
This webinar will cover the basic metallurgical aspects of commonly used steel terminology. Register today and learn about the many technical terms used when talking about carbon steel products.
What You'll Learn
The following topics will be discussed:
- How steel is made
- Differences between integrated and mini-mills
- Methods for evaluating steel strength, hardness, and impact toughness
- Different types of carbon steel and their alloy designations
- Effects of alloying and impurity elements on steel properties
- Steel heat treatment processes and their purposes
- Steel coatings and their functions
- Steel quality problems and causes
Target Audience
Sales people and Sourcing Specialists
Registering for the Webinar
The fee is $89 per person. After registering you will receive an email within a few hours with information about how to access the webinar. In addition to the webinar, you'll get 7-day access to a recording of the webinar.
About the Instructor
Michael Pfeifer is Principal Engineer and Trainer at Industrial Metallurgists LLC.
For over 25 years Michael has worked with many companies on failure analysis and root cause analysis investigations, as well providing engineering consulting for product design and manufacturing. He is also the author of Materials Enabled Designs, which teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.
He received a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University.