CME8062 : Joining Technology (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Alasdair Charles
- Lecturer: Dr Adrian Oila
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module aims to equip the students with the necessary background for understanding the selection and control of appropriate joining technologies for industrial applications with emphasis on welding, adhesive bonding, brazing and soldering.
Outline Of Syllabus
• Surface requirements for joining; surface structure, preparation and selection requirements.
• Solid state joining processes; pressure welding, friction welding, explosive welding, ultrasonic welding,
diffusion bonding, resistance welding.
• Brazing and soldering, filler materials and fluxes, heating methods.
• Adhesive bonding; types of adhesive, wetability, surface preparation, joint design.
• Fusion welding fundamentals; heat sources, the electric arc, metal transfer, incomplete fusion, solidification
of melts, gas-metal reactions, solubility of gases in metal melts, hydrogen embrittlement, weld decay,
porosity.
• Fusion welding processes; oxyacetylene torch, manual metal arc, MIG, TIG, submerged arc, electroslag, laser
and electron beam welding.
• Responses of materials to welding; structure of the welded joint, stresses and distortion, solidification
cracking, reheat cracking, heat treatments of welds, failure of joints.
• Welding specific material classes; plain carbon and carbon-manganese steels, low alloy steels, stainless
steels, copper alloys, aluminium alloys, nickel and nickel alloys, transition welds.
• Design and performance of welded structures; joint design, static and dynamic loading.
• Quality assurance of welds; NDT, control and recording.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Exam |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 15 | 1:00 | 15:00 | Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Exam revision |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 60 | 1:00 | 60:00 | Assessment preparation and working through the formative assessment, non-synchronous revision and online quizzes |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Microscopy lab |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 99:00 | 99:00 | Review lecture material and recommended texts as appropriate. |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures convey the underlying engineering science and the approaches required to apply this to the discipline-specific problems identified.
The practical sessions are supervised activities in which the students apply the knowledge that they gain during formal lectures and private study to analyse the microstructure of welded specimens.
Tutorials support the students' private-study in reading around the lecture material and learning to solve the practical engineering problems posed by the Tutorial Questions.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 80 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | 2 | M | 20 | 4 x 5% Canvas quizzes |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | 2 | M | Multiple choice quiz with feedback. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The examination provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and the possession of subject-specific, cognitive, and key skills. This medium also allows students to demonstrate intended learning outcomes across a wide range of topics within the syllabus.
The computer-based multiple choice assessments provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and the possession of subject-specific, cognitive, and key skills. The format allows feedback on progress to the student.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME8062's Timetable