What will I leave with?
By the end of the course, you should have gained:
- A basic understanding of the principles of welding processes.
- Welding Terminology: Familiarity with the common terms and definitions used in the welding industry.
- Joint Design: Knowledge of different types of weld joints and their applications.
- Welding Defects: Understanding the various types of defects that can occur in welds and their causes.
- Welding Processes: Overview of different welding techniques and their suitable applications.
- Practical Welding: Hands-on experience in performing basic welding tasks.
- A basic understanding of the principles of visual weld inspection.
An overview of the main Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods used to inspect welds, including:
- Penetrant Testing (PT): A method that uses a liquid dye to reveal surface-breaking defects in non-porous materials.
- Magnetic Testing (MT): Another surface method to detect surface and near-surface defects in ferromagnetic materials using magnetic fields and particles.
- Ultrasonic Testing (UT): A volumetric method that uses high-frequency sound waves to detect embedded (internal) flaws in materials and to measure material thickness.
- Radiographic Inspection (RI): the second volumetric methods which employs X-rays or gamma rays to inspect the internal structure of a component, identifying embedded flaws.
- An opportunity to carry out practical NDT inspection on welded samples.