Course Title: ME317 – Welding Metallurgy (2 units) (semester 1)

Objective: To introduce basic knowledge of welding metallurgy and give first

hand information on design and quality control on welded materials using
different types of welding processes.

Learning Outcome: The students will be able to carry out quality control
assessment on structural materials welded by different welding processes.

Mode of Delivery: 2 Hours Lecture + 1 Hour Tutorial (45 Hours per

semester).

Mode of Assessment: Coursework 40% + University Examination 60%.

Course Contents: Fundamentals of welding metallurgy: fusion and solid
state welding, strengthening of materials. Solidification processes: heat
sources, heatflow, metal transfer, reactions in the weld pool, formation and
solidification of welds, structure of weld beads. Properties and
characteristics of filler materials: Fluxes, alloying elements, wires,
electrodes, fumes, electrode baking. Weldability and properties of materials:
ferrous, non ferrous, plastics, welding of dissimilar materials, rebuilding,
overlay and surfacing, preand post heat treatment. Testing and quality
control of welded joints: Welding defects, NDT, Welders and welding
procedures qualification. Design for welding: Residual stresses and
distortion, field welding of pipelines, underwater welding.

Textbook:
1. Khanna, O.P. A Text Book of Welding Technology. Dhanpat Rai
Publication, New Delhi, 2002.

References:
1. Lincoln Electric Company. The Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding, USA,
13th edition, 1995.
2. Lincoln, J.F. Design of Welding Structures. Arc Welding Foundation U.S.A,
1982.
3. Linnert, G.E. Welding Metallurgy Vol 1& 2. American Welding Society, 1965.