MN 234 - Metallurgy

Description
This course focuses on the application of metallurgical fundamentals of common metal. The behavior of metals under a variety of conditions, machining, welding, forming and heat treating is covered. The behavior of metals under production and service conditions, including fatigue, corrosion, warpage and their prevention is also emphasized.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $15.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Tooling and Manufacturing Technology Certificate, Welding Technology, A.A.A.S., Welding Certificate, Tooling and Manufacturing Technology, A.A.A.S.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Understand the mechanical and physical properties of metals.
Understand the identification system for steels, aluminum, stainless steel, and cast irons.
Define the different heat treating processes and their uses.
Identify and define the characteristics of commonly used metals.
Understand the strengthening mechanisms of metals.
Be able to run tests on certain metals: hardness, tensile.
Use rules or frameworks to provide context for and understand problems or issues.
Evaluate information to identify limitations and biases.

Course Outline:
I. Mechanical properties of metal.

II. Identification of steels.

III. Iron carbon phase diagram.

IV. Heat treatment of steels.

V. Tool steels, identification, classification and their properties.

VI. Cast iron, identification, classification and their properties.

VII. Stainless steel, identification, classification and their properties.

VIII. Aluminum grades, identification, classification and their properties.

IX. Heat treatment of stainless, aluminum and cast iron.

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 50-70%

Laboratory experiments: 30-40%

Video instruction: 0-5%

Guest speakers: 0-5%

Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
Total Lab Hours Per Week: 1
People Soft Course ID Number: 101536
Course CIP Code: 48.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
General Room Request: Room 239

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: None
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Manufacturing
Discipline: MN
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Standard qualifications for the School of Business and Industry apply with a minimum of 4000 work-hours in a related field. Qualifications can include a Bachelor’s of Science in Manufacturing, Construction, Engineering, Automotive or related field. Extensive knowledge of metals is required.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250224T17:16:00
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards:
Physical requirements most often associated with this type of training and/or related employment include:

Ability to safely lift 20 lbs.
Ability to work with arms in extended position.
Ability to kneel, crouch, and stand on a concrete surface for extended periods.
Ability to sit, walk, stand, climb/balance, rotation of head/neck, flexion (head bent down, head bent back), twisting at the waist, handling/grasping, and fine finger manipulation.
Ability to work in a noisy environment with an elevated level of debris.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Minimum vision of 20/200 correctable to 20/20.
- Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less, 20 feet or more, the ability to bring objects into sharp focus, judge distance and space relationships, and identify and/or distinguish colors.
- Adequate vision to read printed materials, blue prints, and computer screens.
Adequate hearing/speech strategies to effectively communicate in person.