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WEL - Welding

WEL 145

WELDING METALLURGY

(3.00 CR.)

Prerequisites are WEL 122, WEL 141, WEL 150, and MTH 103 or instructor's approval. Studies steel classifications, heat treatment procedures, and properties of ferrous and nonferrous metals. Discusses techniques and practices of testing welded joints and destructive/nondestructive, visual magnetic, and fluorescent testing. Lecture 3 hours per week.