Ceramic Materials Short Courses
Increase your knowledge with ACerS ceramic materials short courses.
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Are you an engineer, scientist, operations professional, or student looking to increase your materials science knowledge? Our short courses expand on foundational topics and will equip you with the skills required for today’s marketplace.
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Our short courses are typically held in conjunction with a meeting. Below is a list of our available short courses
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Many of our courses are available as an online recorded option where you can watch the video sessions at your convenience. Click here to view all of our online courses.
This two day course with George Quinn addresses the mechanical properties of ceramics and glasses for elastic properties, strength measurements, fracture parameters, and indentation hardness.
Held January 26-27, 2023 in conjunction with ICACC 2023 in Daytona Beach, FL
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Refractory Optimization in Steelmaking
This half day short course will provide an intense introduction to the selection of refractories in steel plants including:
- Why do you pick the refractory you do?
- How do you choose?
- Where do you start the selection process?
The answers to these three questions are complex – it is always a balance of competing interests between Operations, Purchasing, and the Suppliers – the refractory selector is at a crossroads to decide which is the correct material for each application.
The course will give key principles and examples that will allow a selector to engage competently in the process of selecting refractories for steel ladles, BOFs, EAFs, etc.
Each participant will receive a copy of Refractory Material Selection for Steelmaking.
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