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:
WELD 1114 - Metallurgy & Fabrication
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
WELD 1114 - Metallurgy & Fabrication
There are no corequisites for this course.
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Welding, AAS
Welding, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Apply principles of metallurgy to select the proper base metal for a particular application. |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Produce weldments and products in accordance with AWS codes and specifications. |
Utilize appropriate technology |
Analyze weldment requirements to select and utilize the proper equipment. |
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
- Safety when handling material.
- How to lift material properly.
- Operation of the sheet metal shearer.
- Operation of the back gauge on a metal shearer.
- Cutting plate metal on an iron worker.
- Punching metal on an iron worker.
- Oxy-Acetylene cutting process(Manual)
- Plasma cutting process (Manual)
- Plasma cutting process (Automated)
- Operation of overhead crane.
- Process of metallurgy.
- Physical metallurgy.
- Mechanical properties of metal.
- Tensile strength
- Compression strength
- Ductility
- Physical properties of metal
- Hardness
- Toughness
- Brittleness
- Corrosion resistance
- Fusibility
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal expansion
- Cost
- Types of metals and alloys
- Methods of producing metals
- Standard metal shapes
- Classifications of metal
- Identification of metals by spark test
- Heat treating methods
- Hardening methods
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Proper use of welding and fabrication equipment
- Shear
- Ironworker
- Saw
- Plate roller
- Break press
- Drill press
- Oxy-Acetylene torch
- Plasma torch
- Grinders
- Manual milling machine
- Manual lathe
Metallurgy
- Tensile test
- Ductility test
- Hardness test
- Spark test
- Classifying metals
- Heat treating/Hardening
- Identifying metals and alloys
- Identifying metal shapes
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:
WELD 1114 - Metallurgy & Fabrication
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
WELD 1114 - Metallurgy & Fabrication
There are no corequisites for this course.
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
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Produce weldments and products in accordance with AWS codes and specifications. |
Utilize appropriate technology |
Analyze weldment requirements to select and utilize the proper equipment. |
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
- Safety when handling material.
- How to lift material properly.
- Operation of the sheet metal shearer.
- Operation of the back gauge on a metal shearer.
- Cutting plate metal on an iron worker.
- Punching metal on an iron worker.
- Oxy-Acetylene cutting process(Manual)
- Plasma cutting process (Manual)
- Plasma cutting process (Automated)
- Operation of overhead crane.
- Process of metallurgy.
- Physical metallurgy.
- Mechanical properties of metal.
- Tensile strength
- Compression strength
- Ductility
- Physical properties of metal
- Hardness
- Toughness
- Brittleness
- Corrosion resistance
- Fusibility
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal expansion
- Cost
- Types of metals and alloys
- Methods of producing metals
- Standard metal shapes
- Classifications of metal
- Identification of metals by spark test
- Heat treating methods
- Hardening methods
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Proper use of welding and fabrication equipment
- Shear
- Ironworker
- Saw
- Plate roller
- Break press
- Drill press
- Oxy-Acetylene torch
- Plasma torch
- Grinders
- Manual milling machine
- Manual lathe
Metallurgy
- Tensile test
- Ductility test
- Hardness test
- Spark test
- Classifying metals
- Heat treating/Hardening
- Identifying metals and alloys
- Identifying metal shapes