I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Metallurgy & Fabrication

2. Course Prefix & Number:
WELD 1114

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

Students will study all aspects of metallurgical engineering including the three areas of extractive, mechanical, and physical metallurgy. Theory and applications of metallurgical principles as applied to the conditioning, design, identification, selection, testing, and processing of metals and alloys. Topics include heat treatment, crystal structures, phase diagrams, materials standards, specific alloys, nondestructive and destructive testing, and fabrication methods. The safe and proper operation of iron workers, sheet metal shears, oxy-fuel and plasma cutting equipment will be taught. Both manual and automatic systems will be covered. Material handling techniques are also studied.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Welding, AAS
Welding, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate how to safely handle and utilize material required for weldments.
• Demonstrate the proper manipulation of welding equipment and technology to produce quality weldments and products.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify type’s of metals and alloys.
• Identify standard metal shapes.
• Develop an understanding of the physical properties of metals to properly select and utilize their unique characteristics for specific applications.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Safety when handling material.
2. How to lift material properly. 
3. Operation of the sheet metal shearer.
4. Operation of the back gauge on a metal shearer.
5. Cutting plate metal on an iron worker.
6. Punching metal on an iron worker.
7. Oxy-Acetylene cutting process(Manual)
8. Plasma cutting process (Manual)
9. Plasma cutting process (Automated)
10. Operation of overhead crane.
11. Process of metallurgy.
12. Physical metallurgy.
13. Mechanical properties of metal.
    • Tensile strength
    • Compression strength
    • Ductility
14. Physical properties of metal
    • Hardness
    • Toughness
    • Brittleness
    • Corrosion resistance
    • Fusibility
    • Thermal conductivity
    • Thermal expansion
    • Cost
15. Types of metals and alloys
16. Methods of producing metals
17. Standard metal shapes
18. Classifications of metal
19. Identification of metals by spark test
20. Heat treating methods
21. Hardening methods

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions