EE/MFS/ME/MSE 699 - Joining Processes

Spring 2004

INSTRUCTORS:

YuMing Zhang

210E CRMS

257-6262 Ext. 223

Email: ymzhang@engr.uky.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday: 1 - 2 p.m.

Alan Male

257-6262 Ext. 205

atmale@engr.uky.edu

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Reference books:

Welding Handbook. Vol. 2: Welding Processes. American Welding Society, 8^th Edition,

1990

Albert W. Messler, Jr. Principles of Welding: Processes, Physics, Chemistry, and Metallurgy. John Wiley & Sons, 1999, New York

COURSE WEBSITE: http://www.engr.uky.edu/~ymzhang/JoiningProcesses/EE699.html

GRADING:

Part 1 50 pts.

Part 2 50 pts.

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Total……… 100 pts.

CLASS ATTENDANCE:

Students will be responsible for ALL business conducted during scheduled class periods, including any announcements and assignments which might be made/given.

TENTATIVE PLAN

1. Joining Processes: Arc welding processes; resistance welding processes; electron beam welding; laser beam welding; solid-state welding processes; advanced modeling, sensing, and control of welding processes.

2. Welding Metallurgy: Structure of metals; phase diagrams and solidification; types and manufacturing of steels; mechanical properties of weld joints; microstructural change during fusion process; inspection of weldments; failure analysis of welded structures.

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course students should demonstrate the ability to:

1. Understand the fundamentals of most-frequently used materials joining processes.

2. Analyze and model materials joining processes as dynamic systems.

3. Design control systems for materials joining processes.

4. Understand microstructures of weld joints and their changes during fusion process.

5. Understand the basic mechanical properties and their measurement methods.

6. Understand the basic approaches for weldment inspection.

7. Understand failure analysis of welded structures.