WLD 207: Welding Metallurgy

Class Program
Credits 4 Lecture Hours 33 Lab Hours 22
An introduction to metallurgy. Ferrous and nonferrous metals, alloys and their groupings will be covered.

Prerequisites

WLD 206 or instructors permission
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

At the conclusion of the class the students will have an understanding of:
  1. Materials
  2. Practical applications
  3. Steel metallurgy
  4. Properties of metals
  5. Metallic structures
  6. Temper conditions
  7. Nonferrous metals
  8. Dissimilar metals
  9. Weld challenges and techniques to address each
Department Guidelines

There will be four major tests during the quarter. These tests will be 2/3 of your total grade for the class.

Projects, assignments, and review questions will make up the final 1/3 of your grade.

Tests, projects, assignments, and review questions will be scored on a point basis with a percentage of points for your final grade.

The grade awarded for the class is as follows:

95-100 4.0
94 3.9
93 3.8
92 3.7
91 3.6
90 3.5
89 3.4
88 3.3
87 3.2
86 3.1
85 3.0
84 2.9
83 2.8
82 2.7
81 5.6
80 2.5
79 2.4
78 2.3
77 2.2
76 2.1
75 2.0
74 1.9
73 1.8
72 1.7
71 1.6
70 1.5
69 1.4
68 1.3
67 1.2
66 1.1
65 1.0
60-64 0.7
0-59 0