APM 221 - Materials, Processes, References

5 Credits
Apprentices will learn how to use the Machinery’s Handbook to acquire information necessary to their jobs. Apprentices will be able to understand basic metallurgical principles, and how these principles allow the manipulation and processing of metallic materials. Apprentices will learn about the basic composition and characteristics of plastics, ceramics, and other composites. Apprentices will learn how to heat-treat and anneal steel and anneal other non-ferrous materials. Apprentices will learn about a variety of other outside processing methods, and how these methods relate to their current job. Apprentices will learn how to read, interpret, and utilize standardization documentation.