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ME 535Welding Metallurgy

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Metallurgy of welding of steels (carbon, microalloy, low alloy and stainless steels), cast irons, aluminum-based, copper-based, nickel-based, cobalt-based, titanium-based and other alloys, (including dissimilar combinations) to explain the effects of welding processes and conditions (including post-weld heat treating) on microstructure and properties; causes and prevention of defects and deficiencies which can occur in different alloys, including porosity, cracking, embrittlement (hydrogen, temper, strain aging, ductile-brittle transition temperatures), overaging; metallurgy of soldered and brazed joints. Laboratory experiments will demonstrate microstructural effects and defects in a range of alloys for different welding processes and conditions.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • ME230 - Control of Properties of Materials (0.50)
      • ME435 - Industrial Metallurgy (0.50)
      • ME436 - Welding and Joining Processes (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 4A or higher
    • Enrolled in H-Mechanical Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00147840 / 25TTh 14:30–15:50
LEC 701191711 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it13% easy88% useful

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  • If you're interested in metallurgy or welding then well worth taking but probably not worth the workload if you don't care about the subject. Course has two lab reports, a presentation, take home exam and final exam. None of them are overly difficult but the presentation and labs can definitely eat up some time. The difficulty stems from the combination of different subjects into one course. You really have to lean into the previous materials courses as well as heat transfer and a bit of fluids. Means you can be playing a lot of catch up if you don't have a good base.

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