External Teaching Resources

UK Steel and Metals Industry Resources

Resources from Metals Industry organisations

Recycling

Corus runs the leading public information source on steel packaging recycling, the Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau (SCRIB). A number of resources on recycling for all ages and abilities are available.

Materials

Teaching resources relating to Materials from a range of different organisations - see each resource for details of who to contact.

steeluniversity.org

The International Iron and Steel Institute developed this award-winning, freely accessible, e-learning resource on steel technologies. It provides highly interactive game-like simulations of the following;

• The main steel making processes
• Virtual tensile
• Hardness and charpy impact toughness tests
• Design, make & test exercises

It also provides comprehensive modules on;

• Ferrous metallurgy
• Selection of steels for major applications
• Introduction to life cycle assessment and its applications (as part of a module on sustainability and the environment)

This resource is aimed primarily at Undergraduate students, but is also suitable for A Level and High School pupils.