• Flexible online courses
• Interactive online classroom
• Collaborate with instructors and peers through discussion groups
• Understand the theory and practice of manufacturing steel products

• Chemical reactions and thermodynamics related to the production of steel and how they impact the environment
• Key processes of iron making from the raw materials (iron ore pellet, sinter, coke and flux)
• Relationship between structure and physical properties of metals and alloys
• Understand metal structure and crystallography, alloy theory, mechanical properties and plastic deformation, phase diagrams, the iron-carbon diagram, alloy steels and cast irons
• Learn how to control the properties of steel from the atoms out
• Design and translate optimum steel microstructures into commercial processes
• Theory and practice of manufacturing steel products
• Topics such as carbon and alloy steels, hot-working, cold-working and the manufacturing of common product forms (including both rod and bar, and flat-rolled steel) and welding technology

McMaster University Continuing Education is phasing out the current Certificate in Metallurgy of Iron & Steel program. Spring 2022 will be the last term new students will be able to start the program. We are committed to assisting our current students in completing program requirements. Except for MET 450 Physical Metallurgy which will have a final offering in Spring 2022, all other metallurgy courses will continue to be offered up to and including the Fall 2023 term, as per a developed schedule of courses, to allow you to complete the program. To complete and graduate from the program, you must complete your final course(s) before or during the Fall 2023 term.

Certificate in Metallurgy of Iron & Steel Requirements: 

Academic Credit: 15 units 

Students should register for the first course in the program at least three weeks before it begins.

Note: Students may enroll in multiple courses each term.  It is recommended to include MET 450 in the first term of study and to conclude the program with MET 453.

The Metallurgy of Iron & Steel Certificate program does not require you to be proficient in chemistry but some basic knowledge is strongly suggested to be successful in the program. If you have never taken a chemistry course before or who need a refresher, we suggest you sign up for the “General Chemistry” non-credit course offered through Educator.