Syllabus

Course Code: Elective-III MTIP-106    Course Name: Advanced Welding Processes

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 WELDING METALLURGY: Introduction, Weld Metal Zone, Theory of solidification of metals and alloys, Homogeneous Nucleation, Heterogeneous Nucleation, Freezing of alloys, Epitaxial Solidification; Effect of Welding speed on Grain structure, Fusion boundary zone, Heat affected zone, Under bead zone, Grain Refined Zone, Partial transformed zone, Properties of HAZ
WELDING ARC: Definition of Arc, Structure and characteristics, Arc efficiency, arc blow, Electrical Characteristics of arc, Types of Welding Arcs, mechanism of arc initiation and maintenance, role of electrode polarity on arc behaviour and arc stability, analysis of the arc. Arc length regulation in mechanized welding processes.
2 WELDING POWER SOURCES: Requirement of an Arc welding power sources, basic characteristics of power sources for various arc welding processes, duty cycles, Selection of a static Volt-Ampere characteristic for a welding process, AC/DC welding power source, DC rectifiers, thyristor controlled rectifiers, transistorized units, inverter systems, Mathematical Problems on Static volt ampere characteristics
3 COATED ELECTRODES: Electrode coatings, classification of coatings of electrodes for SMAW, SAW fluxes, role of flux ingredients and shielding gases, classification of solid and flux code wires.
METAL TRANSFER & MELTING RATE: Mechanism and types of metal transfer, forces affecting metal transfer, modes of metal transfer, metal transfer in various welding processes, effective of polarity on metal transfer and melting rate.
4 SOLID STATE WELDING: Theory and mechanism of solid state welding, techniques and scope of friction welding, diffusion welding, cold pressure welding and ultrasonic welding, high energy rate welding, analysis of the Process.
WELDING TECHNIQUES: Technique, scope and application of the electron beam and laser welding processes, under water welding - process & problem.
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