This course will cover the weldability of carbon steel, low alloy steel, high strength low alloy steel, and related tool steels along with filler metal chemistry. The impact that welding variables have on the microstructure of the weld joint and changes in thermal cycle, flux composition, contamination, and chemical reactions in the molten weld pool will be addressed. Students will be exposed to how the microstructures of the weld and the heat affected zone are defined by these changes and how these variables can determine the mechanical properties of a weldment. Course
Prerequisites: ACRD080, WELD143