ECTS - Welding Metallurgy and Technology

Welding Metallurgy and Technology (MATE442) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Welding Metallurgy and Technology MATE442 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery
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Course Objectives To introduce the students of Materials Engineering to the principles of welding technology and its applications in addition with the behavior of metallic materials during and after welding
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ability to cite terms and definitions used in welding technology
  • To obtain information about basics of the welding processes, related application areas and recent developments
  • To obtain information about behavior of metallic materials during and after welding
  • Understanding of engineering tools used to ensure the quality of welding
  • Case studies
Course Content Welding related terms and definitions, classification of the welding processes, frequently used welding processes, their application areas, advantages and disadvantage, typical welding discontinuities, destructive and nondestructive tests applied on welded joints, quality aspects, welding metallurgy of ferrous and nonferrous metals, effects of the

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Welding related terms and definitions. Classification of the welding processes
2 Oxyacetylene welding process
3 Manual metal arc welding process.
4 Metal active gas welding process.
5 Tungsten inert gas welding process
6 Submerged arc welding process.
7 Resistance welding
8 Other welding processes
9 Behavior of carbon steels during welding
10 Behavior of low alloy steels during welding
11 Behavior of stainless steels during welding
12 Behavior of aluminium and aluminium alloys during welding
13 Behavior of other non-ferrous alloys during welding
14 Quality assurance, destructive and nondestructive tests on welding
15 Overall review
16 Final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Lancaster.J.F., “Metallurgy of Welding”, Abington Publishing, Cambridge, 1999.
2. Kou.S. “Welding Metallurgy”, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2003.
Other Sources 3. ASM Metals Handbook. Vol.6. “Welding Brazing & Soldering”, ASM International, Metals Park, Ohio, USA, 1993.
4. AWS Welding Handbook, 9.th Ed. Vol. 2; AWS, Miami, USA, 2004.
5. AWS Welding Handbook, 9.th Ed. Vol. 3; AWS, Miami, USA, 2007.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 5 10
Presentation - -
Project 1 20
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 8 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply knowledge in mathematics and basic sciences and computational skills to solve manufacturing engineering problems
2 An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies
3 An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment
4 An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints
5 An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications
6 An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly
7 An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually
8 An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally
9 An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology
10 An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering
11 An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development
12 An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 15 15
Report
Homework Assignments 4 3 12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 126