Welding Processes 1 Gas welding. Manual. submerged arc. TIG. MIG. Plasma arc. Electroslag. Electro gas welding. Pressure welding processes. Cold and hot pressure welding. Resistance, friction and explosive welding. Plastic and ceramic welding.
Welding Processes 2 Radiant energy and solid phase welding processes and equipment. Beam power control. Laser beam cutting. Under water welding. Diffusion welding.
Allied Processes Brazing. Soldering. Cutting. Surfacing Methods. Need. Flame Spraying. Plasma Spraying.
Welding metallurgy Weld thermal cycles and their effects. Structural changes in different materials. Effect of pre and post heat treatment. Weldability.
Testing And Design of Weldment Design and quality control of welds. Edge preparatin. Types of joints. Weld symbols. Stresses in butt and fillet welds. Weld size calculations. Design for fatigue. Testing tensile, bend hardness. Impact, notch and fatigue tests. Visual examination Liquid penetration test, Magnetic particle examination. Radio graphs. Ultrasonic testing. Life assessment of weldments.
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