Metallurgy and Cutting Tools
Class Number: METALRGY 31422359-1 - Metallurgy and Cutting Tools
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
Course Description
31-422-359 METALLURGY AND CUTTING TOOLS ...this course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding of the manufacture of iron and steel, metals identification, and applied heat-treating processes, as well as cutting tool materials, tool geometry, and selection of proper speed and feed.
What will I learn?
- Describe the manufacture of metals commonly used by industry
- Identify the mechanical and physical properties of metals
- Characterize the crystalline structures of steel and cast iron at different conditions of temperature and chemical composition using the iron-carbon phase diagram
- Describe methods and reasons for using heat treating processes
- Identify metal cutting tool materials
- Describe how cutting tool geometry influences types of machining processes, machining efficiency and economy, quality of finished parts, and length of life of cutting tools
- Calculate Speeds and Feeds for various cutting tools
Class Details
- Class Number:
- METALRGY 31422359-1 - Metallurgy and Cutting Tools
- Location:
- NWTC Green Bay
- Date:
- -
- Delivery:
- In-Person
- Term:
- 2026 Spring Session 2
Class Notes
Safety glasses, 5/16" high-speed tool bit & #4 center drill bit required.
Meetings Times
| Dates | Day(s) / Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 3/25/2026 - 5/19/2026 |
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
Green Bay Campus Room AG115
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| 3/25/2026 - 5/19/2026 |
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
Green Bay Campus Room AG115A
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