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Courses » Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications

Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications

ABOUT THE COURSE:
  
The use of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) is increasingly preferred in automotive applications due to improved crash energy management and enhanced strength-ductility combinations, resulting in greener and safer vehicles. The weldability of AHSS is generally poorer than conventional steels due to the high alloying contents required to obtain multi-phase microstructure. This course is aimed to discuss the (i) role of alloying elements in stabilizing multi-phase microstructures of AHSS, (ii) effect of weld thermal cycles on the evolution of microstructures and (iii) weldability of AHSS.

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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee


INTENDED AUDIENCE: Final year bachelors and masters students in Metallurgy, Mechanical, Automobile and Production Engineering. Industrial personnel working in automotive and steel making industries.

CORE/ELECTIVE: Elective

UG/PG:  PG

PREREQUISITES: Final year B.E/B.Tech students or Graduates of Metallurgical/Mechanical/Automobile/Production Engineering,Basic knowledge of steel physical metallurgy and welding processes.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: All automotive manufacturers and their OEMs and Steel plants.

1377 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

 
Dr. Murugaiyan Amirthalingam is currently working as an Assistant Professor in IIT-Madras. His research interests include welding metallurgy, welding processes development, steel product development and additive manufacturing

COURSE LAYOUT:
Week 1: Introduction to physical metallurgy of advanced high strength steels
Week 2: Introduction to welding processes in automotive industries (Advanced Gas Metal Arc, Resistance Spot and Laser Welding Processes).
Week 3: Welding metallurgy of advanced high strength steels – Effect of weld thermal cycles on the stability of phases, solidification behaviour, segregation and hot cracking susceptibility.
Week 4: Mechanical properties of advanced high strength steel weldments – Tensile shear testing, HAZ softening characteristics, role of modified weld thermal cycles (post pulsing and post weld heat treatments) to improve the mechanical properties. 


CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date of Exams : October 28 (Sunday)
  • Time of Exams : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 3 out of 4 assignments.
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.