COURSE INFORMATION
Heat Treatment Practitioner performing local heat treatment of welded fabrications on site, or in a workshop, using resistance heating, will benefit from this course. The course is also suitable for maintenance personnel who are responsible for supervising heat treatment operations. Candidates who preferably have a Grade 10 Qualification as well as experience in engineering and/or metal working is recommended.
Course Information
Covers heat treatment requirements for the fabrication of pressure vessels, steam generators and process equipment.
The following Fabrication Codes are dealt with in this course:
- ASME VIII
- BS2633
- EN13445
- EN13480
- AWS D1.1
Course Content
Theory:
- Basic metallurgy
- Heat treatment definitions
- Welding processes
- Welding effects on materials – why is heat treatment necessary?
- Heat treatment cycles, heating and cooling rates, soaking temperatures, soaking times
- Code and material specification requirements for welding
- Pre-heat, post-weld heat treatment, normalising, annealing, hydrogen removal
- Methods of heat treatment
- Equipment
Practical:
- Determining pre- and post-weld heat treatment requirements to codes and standards
- Determining heating and insulation band widths
- Determining heating configurations on nozzles
- Setting up equipment for weld heat treatments – thermocouples, heaters, insulation
- Operating heat treatment equipment
Course Duration
10 days
Course Schedule
* Contact elizabeth.shole@saiw.co.za who will put you on the waiting list.
As soon as there are five prospective students, a course will be scheduled.
| JOHANNESBURG | DURBAN | CAPE TOWN | |||||
| Week | Course Information | HRS | JHB 01 | DBN 01 | CPT 01 |
| 1 | Welding processes Materials | 40 | * | * | * |
| 2 | Post Welding Heat Treatment Codes | 40 | * | * | * |
| Examination - Paper A | 3 | * | |||
| Examination - Paper B | 3 | * | * | * |
Pricing (Including VAT)
Corporate Member – R26,500
Non-Corporate Member – R28,600
Successful Candidates will
- understand the necessity to perform pre- and post-weld heat treatments
- be able to determine heat treatment cycles in accordance with various codes
- be able to set up and operate heat treatment equipment
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