Welding Technology detailed syllabus for Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the MSE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Materials Science & Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MSE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of welding technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS OF METAL JOINING 9
Welding – Principle of Gas Welding- Equipment-Technique- Principle of Arc -Arc Welding -Electrode types and classification- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding-Gas Metal Arc Welding- Submerged arc Welding-Atomic Hydrogen welding-plasma Arc Welding-Thermit Welding- Electro Slag WeldingLaser Beam Welding, Electron Beam Welding, magnetic pulse Welding- Principle – Resistance Welding – Spot Welding – Projection Welding – Upset Welding – Flash Welding – Forge Welding -Friction Welding, Friction stir welding – Diffusion Bonding – Explosion Welding, Soldering and Brazing-Adhesive Bonding.
Unit II
WELDING METALLURGY PRINCIPLES 9
Thermal cycles in welding: basic heat transfer equations, temperature distributions and cooling curves, dependence of cooling rate on heat input, joint geometry, preheat and other factors. Comparison of welding processes based on these considerations.
Unit III
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Unit IV
WELDING OF ALLOY STEELS AND NON-FERROUS METALS 9
Welding of stainless steels, types of stainless steels, overview of joining ferritic and martensitic types, welding of austenitic stainless steels, Sensitisation, hot cracking, sigma phase and chromium carbide formation, ways of overcoming these difficulties, welding of cast iron. Welding of non-ferrous materials: Joining of aluminium, copper, nickel and titanium alloys, problems encountered and solutions
Unit V
DEFECTS, WELDABILITY AND STANDARDS 9
Defects in welded joints: Defects such as arc strike, porosity, undercut, slag entrapment and hot cracking, causes and remedies in each case. Joining of dissimilar materials, weldability and testing of weldments. Introduction to International Standards and Codes
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Describe the various welding processes.
- Examine the heat transfer associated with the welding process.
- Describe the metallurgical changes in the ferrous weldments.
- Appreciate the metallurgical changes in the alloy steels and non- ferrous weldments.
- Identify the welding defects and provide the remedy according to the standards.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Lancaster, J. F. “Metallurgy of Welding”, 4th Londre: George Allen & Unwin.1987.
- Linnert, G. E., “Welding Metallurgy”. Vol. 1 and 2. 4th edition. A W S. USA, 1994.
- Sindo Kuo, “Welding Metallurgy”, John Wiley & Sons, 2003
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