IACMI METAL
Free & self-paced Level 1 credential Casting + forging
METAL Online Training

Forge your future in metallurgy with free online classes.

Join the next wave of creators and pioneers needed to revive and advance our domestic metal market and restore our nation’s metal manufacturing base.

Time involved
8.5 hours of video and instruction
Deadline
Online, self-paced course
Certification
METAL Level 1 digital credential (Credly)
METAL is a casting and forging workforce development program supported by the Department of Defense Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program from the Office of Industrial Policy and developed in partnership with IACMI.
What you’ll earn

All students who complete the online training will receive the METAL Level 1 digital credential from Credly.

Want more course options?

To learn all about METAL, including additional course offerings, visit metalforamerica.org.

Modules

Level 1 covers the fundamentals across metalcasting, forging, processes, and career pathways.

  1. Introduction to Metalcasting & Metalcasting Processes
  2. Metallurgy & Heat Treatment
  3. Nonferrous Metals & Alloys (Aluminum and Copper Based Alloys)
  4. Cast Irons & Steels
  5. Introduction to Casting Design & Modeling
  6. Additive Manufaturing (3-D Printing) Techniques for Casting
  7. Introduction to Forging & Rolling Processes
  8. Melting Processes
  9. Introduction to Post Processing
  10. Introduction to Mechanical Properties & Testing
  11. Careers in METAL

Get started

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