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Well, you have made it through most of the introductory
courses in welding engineering! You have studied about a lot of different
welding processes, you have designed some structures, and you have selected
materials for making those structures. But what happens when things go wrong?
Can you do a failure analysis on broken parts to determine what went wrong and
recommend how to fix it or keep it from failing again? That is what we are
going to do in this welding applications class. But first we need to talk about
a couple of more welding processes which have not yet been emphasized much.
These processes are solid state bonding and resistance welding. Once that is
done, you will be placed in a group to start your own �welding engineering
consulting company�. Your company will be given some failures and you must help
us fix the problems. Good Luck!
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Course Objective
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This course is designed for 3rd year welding
engineering students who have had previous courses in welding processes, physics
of welding,
chemistry of welding, electronics of welding, engineering design
and engineering materials.� WE601 is
designed to begin the process of
tying all these concepts into an engineering package.
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Learning Outcomes
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Understand the relationship between atomic bonding mechanisms
and cold welding
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Understand the importance of surface barriers to the
production of good cold and resistance welds
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Be able to recommend surface cleaning techniques to improve
bonding processes.
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Be familiar with a variety of cold bonding techniques and the
parameters required to obtain acceptable welds.
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Understand the relationship between material properties and
cold bonding processes for sound weld production
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Understand the factors effecting heat
generation in resistance� welding
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Understand heat balance problems and
solutions in resistance
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Be aware of various forms of resistance
welding processes
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Understand the welding power
supply control mechanisms in resistance welding
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Have an introductory understanding of resistance welding
monitoring and feedback control.
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Understand techniques used for failure analysis and proposing
of corrective actions
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Understand the relationship between materials process and
design in welded structural failures
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Experience team work in the process of
examining failures.
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Be able to report the results of failure analysis and make
corrective recommendations.
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Topics
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Solid State Welding
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Atomic Bonding / Free
Energy
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Surfaces - Barriers to
Bonding
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Surface Cleaning
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Cold Welding� - Roll Bonding
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Friction Welding
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Ultrasonic Welding
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Diffusion Welding
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Hot Isostatic Pressure
Welding
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Explosion Welding
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Resistance Welding
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Heat Generation
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Welding
Applications
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Power Supply
Control
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Application Class Case Studies
(selected from)
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Structural Steel
Fabrication, Transportation Equipment, Pressure Vessel, Shipbuilding, Offshore Equipment, Aerospace,
Mechanical Equipment, Refinery and Piping Equipment
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Prerequisites
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| WE600 |
Learning Resources
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Required
Reference
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Welding Handbook, Vol.1, Welding Technology, American Welding Society, 1987
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The
Procedure Handbook, Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation
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Schedule Information
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| SP Qtr. 3 classes/week |
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David W. Dickinson
Professor
Phone: (614) 292-0801
Email: [email protected]
Link to Bio-Sketch
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Teaching and Research
Interests: |
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Resistance Welding, Welding Metallurgy, Welding
Project Management, Welding Production, Sensing and Control of
Welding Processes, Welding Fume and Noise Studies, Educational
Technology Development, Continuous Quality in Manufacturing and
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Education: |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York
B.S. Materials Engineering, 1967
Ph.D. Materials Engineering, 1972
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