WELD 130 - Welding Metallurgy and Testing

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): AONS
Other Course Attribute(s): APRE

This is an introductory course in metallurgy that focuses on the properties of metal that welders should understand. Topics include the properties of various metals and the effect of heat on metals when welding. Methods of testing welds are also studied.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Demonstrate the ability to interpret characteristics of common commercial metals.
Be able to identify carbon and alloy steels based on their elemental composition, heat treatment and cold worked properties, and describe their commercial application.
Demonstrate the ability to identify non-ferrous metals, their alloying elements, and their uses in the welding industry.
Be able to use trade language to source useable materials within the industry for a variety of jobs.
Master key concepts on the scientific nature of metals as natural resources, their production, and sourcing from around the world.

The General Education requirement for Natural Sciences is satisfied by WELD 130 (AONS). To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling; and
demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences.

Repeatable: No
CIP Code: 480508