Description

Theory/Practice
2

Laboratory
2

Instructors

Arnaldo Guedes Pinto

Contents

A - Welding:
CP1: Complement of welding processes: Laser welding, friction welding, Explosion welding and Electron Beam welding (4h)
CP2: Metallurgy of welding: Introduction (2h)
CP3: Weldability of several materials (8h): steels, stainless steels, cast iron, aluminum alloys, copper alloys, nickel alloys, chromium alloys, titanium alloys
CP4: Analysis of seam weld through destructive and non-destructive testing (Practical work: 14h). See comments.

B - Adhesive bonding:
CP5: Concept. Advantages and disadvantages. Factors that affect the adhesive selection (2h)
CP6: Theories of adhesion (2h)
CP7: Surface preparation (2h)
CP8: Classification. Composition. Structural adhesive types (2h)
CP9: Loading modes, rupture modes and types of joints (2h)
CP10: Durability of adhesive joints (2h)
CP 11: Destructive and non-destructive testing (2h)
CP12: Practical work about adhesive joints. Characterization of adhesives and adhesive joints (14h). See comments.

Learning Outcomes

This course unit has as main objectives:
OB1: check skills in non-conventional welding processes.
OB2: be able to understand welding metallurgical phenomena such as fusion, solidification, deformation and contraction stresses.
OB3: be able to identify, for different materials, the main parameters involved in the execution of a joining by welding.
OB4: practical learning about analysis of seam weld through destructive and non-destructive testing.
OB5: check skills in an emerging field, as is the case of joining with structural adhesives.
OB6: be able to identify and understand the factors that contribute to the strength of adhesive bonds.
OB7: practical learning about manufacturing and testing of adhesives and adhesive joints.