Joining Technologies for metals
Develop your knowledge and skills on the basics of the techniques involved in joining metals and other metallurgical aspects in the course.
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ online course is about the process of joining metals which is a significant part of several manufacturing industries. This training course on metal joining technologies is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning Program(NPTEL) online certification course designed and conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Roorkee. The NPTEL course is provided for the students pursuing production engineering or mechanical engineering courses on the Swayam education platform.
This online certification course curriculum consists of eight modules divided into forty presentations which will take twelve weeks for the students to complete the course. This faculty development program on joining metals is instructed by Prof. D K Dwivedi from the department of mechanical and industrial engineering. This AICTE approved program is a core course for engineering students that will enable them to gain two credit points after course completion.
The ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ training program is categorized under the domain of mechanical engineering and materials joining division.
The Highlights
- Online mode
- Twelve weeks course
- Free training program
- IIT Roorkee faculty
- Three credits
- Core course
- AICTE approved
- Course completion certificate
- NPTEL and IIT Roorkee logo on certificate
Programme Offerings
- Course Modules
- Presentations
- videos
- Lectures
- Books
- references
- Weekly Assignments
- Final Exam
- Course completion certificate
- Three credits
- Free course access.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Roorkee |
The students of the ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ training course are provided with free access to the course but are required to pay for the exam registration and certificate.
Joining Technologies for metals fee structure -
| Description | Amount |
| Course Fee | Nil |
| Exam Fee | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
This ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ online certification Course can be enrolled by students of engineering backgrounds but no mandatory prerequisite is required for the course.
Certificate qualifying details
To receive the course completion certificate by Swayam, the students will have to score a minimum average of 10/25 (25%) in the six out of 8 assignments and 30/75 (75%) in the final exam.
What you will learn
The industry-based ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ syllabus is designed to provide the students with insights on the metallurgical aspects and technologies associated with the process of welding and joining metals.
The students of this course get familiar with the concepts like the following,
- Metallic continuity, fusion deformation, diffusion, and chemical interaction
- Concepts and processes involved in fusion welding
- solid-liquid attaching techniques
- Solid-state joining procedures
- Design and application of adhesive joining
- Metallurgical attributes of welding
- Other problems and challenges in joining technologies for metals.
Who it is for
The ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ online training is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate level students of mechanical, production, and industrial engineering. The course benefits the professionals like mechanical engineers and production engineers who can enhance their skills based on the domain. General engineering can also acquire industrial training and domain knowledge from this program.
Admission Details
The course admission for the ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ program is done online through the Swayam website.
Step 1: Go to the course page using the following link,
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_me130/preview
Step 2: Click on the Register/Sign-In button on the details page.
Step 3: Fill in the necessary details and complete the registration process.
Application Details
The students applying for the ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ online program are required to enter the details such as name, phone number, and email address on the registration form or can choose to log in to the course using their Google or Facebook ID.
The Syllabus
Introduction
- Manufacturing and Joining Fundamental Mechanisms of joining
- Heat and pressure in joining Classification of joining processes
- Heat generation and power density concept in welding Protection of the weld metal approaches
- Effect of gases on weld properties
- Principle of fusion welding processes
- Oxy-fuel gas welding Fundamentals of welding: type of weld, types of joint
- Welding position, arc heat generation
- Physics of welding arc: arc initiation, maintenance, shielded metal arc welding
- Electrode melting rate, effect of electrode polarity and welding parameters
- Gas tungsten arc welding: electrode, shielding gases
- Introduction of gas metal arc welding
Variants of Gas tungsten arc welding
- GTAW
- Hot wire GTAW
- Flux assisted GTAW
- Variants of Gas metal arc welding: Pulse GMAW, CMT welding
- Brazing Soldering and Braze welding
- Fundamentals of resistance welding Resistance welding processes: spot, seam welding
- Flash butt welding
- Adhesive joining
- Welding bonding
- Solid state joining technologies: Fundamentals Ultrasonic joining
- Diffusion bonding
- Explosive welding
- Magnetic pulse welding
- Weld thermal cycle
- Heat affected zone and weld thermal cycle: I
- Heat affected zone and weld thermal cycle: II
- Solidification of weld metal
- Fundamentals of weldability of metals
- Weldability of carbon & alloy steels: Fe-C, CCT
- Weldability of stainless steels: schaeffler diagram
- Metallurgical transformation in weld and heat affected zone of steels
- Weldability of aluminium alloys: porosity
- HAZ softening
- PMZ issues
- Solidification cracking and their control
- Residual stresses in weld joints: effect on joint performance and control of residual stress
- Cracking of welded joints: solidification and liquation cracks
- Cracking of welded joint: cold cracking
- Weldability of precipitation hardened
- Work hardened
- Transformation hardened
- Weldability of carbon
- Alloy steel low carbon
- Mild steel
- Weldability of medium carbon
- High carbon alloy steel
- Heat treatable alloy alloy
- Cr-Mo steel
- Weldability of pre-coated steel
- Stainless steel
Evaluation process
- The ‘Joining Technologies for metals’ online certification course requires the students to take the final proctored certification exam to become eligible for the certificate.
- The exam registration and payment is done online through the website and
- The eligible score for the course certificate is a minimum average of 30/75 (75%) in the final exam.
Instructors
IIT Roorkee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course is conducted for twelve weeks.
Yes, the course access for this metal joining technologies course is free.
Prof. D K Dwivedi from the department of mechanical and industrial engineering will guide the students in this course.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
The course certificate will consist of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee signifying the authenticity.