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ME-856 Joining of Materials & Structures
Campus College of E&ME
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Joining of Materials & Structures
Course Code ME-856
Credit Hours 3
Pre-Requisutes NIl
Course Objectives No machine or structure is possible without various joints between similar or different materials. This course will familiarize students with many techniques used in joining. Major emphasis will be on joining methods for metallic and non-metallic components using mechanical methods, welding, brazing, soldering, diffusion bonding etc.
Detail Content
  • Types of bonds
  • Mechanical fasteners
  • Integral attachments
  • Welding technology
  • Brazing
  • Soldering
  • Diffusion bonding
  • Cladding
Course Outcomes

To get acquainted the different type of joints and fixtures.
Text/Ref Books
  • ‘Joining of materials & structures’ by Robert W Messler Jr., Elsevier Butterworth Heinmann, 2004.
  • ‘Adhesion & Adhesive Technology’ by A V Pocius, Munich, Hanser Pub., 1997
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