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ELEC-301

Electrodes and Consumables

This professional level course focuses on comprehensive knowledge of welding electrodes and consumables. Topics include understanding the groupings and classifications of standard electrodes covered in various CSA and AWS standards, understanding the basic classifications for low alloy steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper and nickel alloy electrodes, understanding classification of electrodes for soldering and brazing filler metals, and more.

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METL-302

Review of Physical Metallurgy

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of physical metallurgy. Topics covered in this course include, understanding the making of iron and steel, understanding the crystallographic differences between the ferrite and austenite lattice, understanding strengthening mechanisms, and more.

Prerequisites: METL-301 or previous course experience with welding metallurgy
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METL-303

Introduction of Welding Metallurgy of Steel

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of welding metallurgy of steel. Topics covered in this course include metallurgical transformations, cracking tests, lamellar tearing, meld metal reactions, avoidance of hydrogen induced cold crack, and more.

Prerequisites: METL-301 and METL-302
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METL-304

Metallurgy of Stainless Steels

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of welding metallurgy of stainless steels. Topics covered in this course include explaining the role of various alloying elements in stainless steels, explaining the major problems in welding stainless steels and how to overcome them, understanding the welding procedures for stainless steels, and more.

Prerequisites: METL-301, METL‑302, METL‑303
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MTWL-301

Mechanical Testing of Welds

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of mechanical testing of welds. Topics covered in this course include the concepts of stress and strain, the method behind tensile tests and bend tests, the requirements of various codes for tensile and bend tests, and more.

Prerequisites: BICM-301 and VICT‑301
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PROC-303

Welding Processes and Equipment

This is a professional level course focusing on advanced welding processes and equipment. It provides an overview of major welding processes, with emphasis on arc welding, and a broad understanding of the principles of operation of each process, general characteristics and equipment. Processes such as resistance welding (RW), plasma arc welding (PAW), electron beam (EBW), laser beam welding (LBW) and electroslag welding (ESW) are also covered.

Prerequisites: PROC-301 or course experience in welding processes
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PSFW-301

Power Sources for Welding

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of power sources used in welding. Topics include describing the static and dynamic characteristics of welding power sources, distinguishing between conductors and insulators, describing the evolution of welding power sources, and more.

Prerequisites: SMAW-101, GTAW‑101, and WIRE-101
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RADI-301

Radiographic Inspection

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of radiographic inspection of welds. Topics covered in this course include describing how radiography works, explaining how images are formed and what controls their quality, recognizing radiographic images of various defects, describing safety practices with radiographic inspection, and more.

Prerequisites: VICT-301 and WFIC‑301
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RSDI-301

Residual Stress and Distortion

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of welding related stress and distortion. Topics covered in this course include, describing the causes of distortion, identifying the residual stress patterns in rolled shapes, identifying the types of distortion and explaining techniques of limiting and controlling distortion, and more.

Prerequisites: DIST-101
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SURF-301

Surface Inspection

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of surface inspection of welds. Topics covered in this course include explaining the basic principles of LP and MP inspection methods, understanding the components of typical inspection procedures and techniques, identifying false and non-relevant indications, and more.

Prerequisites: VICT-301 and WFIC‑301
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ULTR-301

Ultrasonic Inspection

This is a professional level course focusing on comprehensive knowledge of ultrasonic inspection of welds. Topics covered in this course include describing how ultrasonic inspection works, calibrating equipment and the suitability of equipment and materials for the specifications of ultrasonic testing, describe the typical code requirements governing ultrasonic testing, and more.

Prerequisites: VICT-301 and WFIC‑301