Course Information

In this course, you will learn about stainless steel.  Stainless steel is a specialized type of steel that appears to be more complex than it really is.  

You will have access to the course for 90 days to work through the content.

There are over 100 different grades, each designed to address specific conditions. Understanding product properties, makeup, and characteristics provides an opportunity to make better-informed decisions.

Many things have changed over the years, including new grades, advanced processing practices, tighter tolerances and specifications, ISO Standards, production consistency, and traceability, just to name a few.   

This course is designed to provide you with a high-level, simplified working knowledge of stainless steel; how and why it came to be; what the differences are between the grades and why; how product surface finishes are obtained; types of corrosion typically experienced; and what factors should be considered when selecting a grade.

Learners who successfully complete this course will earn a digital badge and certificate of course completion that can be shared on social media, downloaded as a PDF, and even embedded in an email signature.

Below is an overview of what you will learn in this course.

Course curriculum

    1. Before we begin...

    2. Welcome from the Course Author, Scott Haddy

    3. Course Information

    4. Course Navigation

    1. Lesson 1: Learning Objectives

    2. Basic Steel Products and Streams of Production

    3. The Process of Making Steel

    4. Stainless Steel Myths

    5. What Rust is & How it Can be Minimized/Eliminated

    6. The History of Stainless Steel – Research & Product Development

    7. What Defines Stainless Steels?

    8. Test your learning

    1. Lesson 2: Learning Objectives

    2. Crystallization of Steel

    3. Common Elements Used in the Production of Stainless Steel

    4. Properties, Characteristics and Performance of Each Element on End Product

    5. Mechanical properties - Yield Strength (YS), Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS), Elongation, Hardness (Rockwell & Brinnell Hardness)

    6. Test your learning

    1. Lesson 3: Learning Objectives

    2. Importance of Traceability

    3. Mill Test Certificates (MTR)

    4. Example MTR

    5. Components of a Mill Test Certificate (MTR)

    6. Test your learning

    1. Lesson 4: Learning Objectives

    2. Six Classifications of Stainless Steel

    3. Manganese Substituted Austenitic SS (200 Series)

    4. Austentic Stainless Steel (300 Series)

    5. Ferritic & Martensitic Stainless Steel (400 series)

    6. Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel and Duplex Stainless Steel

    7. Stainless Steel Comparator Guide

    8. Family of Stainless Steel

    9. Test Your Learning

    1. Lesson 5: Learning Objectives

    2. Why Finishing May be Required

    3. Polishing Process

    4. Surface Roughness (Ra)

    5. Overview of Six Primary Finishes - #4 Finish

    6. Grit Finishes (180, 240, 320)

    7. Blended Finishes - #6 Finish or Excelsior XL Blend S

    8. Summary

    9. Test Your Learning

About this course

  • $79.00