The next virtual course will take place on Thursday 9 October 2025.
We are delighted to be working with experienced trainer Clayton Thomas to offer this one-day short course on understanding materials certificates.
This course will improve your understanding in what to look for and to evaluate deviations from specification. This will cover steels and stainless steels. Mechanical testing and reporting will be explained.
This course is one of nine courses in the IOM3 Metallurgy in Practice suite.
If you attend this and two of the other courses in the series, you will receive an IOM3 Certificate in Metallurgy in Practice.
If you attend this and five of the other courses in the series, you will receive the IOM3 Diploma in Metallurgy in Practice.
Book all of your courses at once to receive a discounted rate.
Who should attend the course?
How is the course structured?
The virtual course covers:
- Material Certificates
What do they tell us?
What do I look for?
What do I look for in alloy composition?
How do I interpret the mechanical testing results? - Steel and Stainless Steels
How to recognise steel grades
what to look for in steelmaking
Castings and Forgings
Interpretation of heat treatment parameters - Non conformances
Common Issues
Accepting non Conformances
What affect will non conformances have on material performance and fabrication
How much does the course cost?
The fee for this one day course is £570 +VAT at 20% where applicable. IOM3 members and subscribers to our Business Partner Programme are entitled to a discount of 10% on the course fee.
A special rate of £99 is availble to Student & Early Career members of IOM3.

Register to attend the next course
Virtual course using Zoom
9:30am to 4:30pm, Thursday 9 October