Advanced Solid State Welding Processes 2017

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
One of the founding departments of CIT, the Mechanical Engineering Department has played a leading role in evolving an 'Engineering Science' based curriculum. Today, the department of mechanical engineering of CIT attracts and features an extraordinary rich diversity and quantity of talented individuals, with nearly 500 undergraduates, 60 graduate students and over 35 faculty members. The department served as a role model for many academic institutes in and around Tamil Nadu. Over the years, interaction with industry and the emphasis on applied engineering has increased.
ABOUT WELDING RESEARCH CELL
The Mechanical Engineering Department of CIT has been a pioneer in establishing Welding Research Cell for dedicated research in the field of Welding. To its credit it has produced about 30 PhDs over the period and still a lot of researchers are carrying out their PhD work here. Besides there are many types of Welding machines like Digital Standard MIG Welding System, FSP, Pulse MIG, Plasma Arc Welding, Synergic MIG, TIG, MMAW Welding systems, Stir Casting Furnace, Squeeze Casing Machine, Disc Polishing Machine, Micro-Hardness Testing Machine, Corrosion Testing Equipment, Ferrite Scope, A General Purpose FS Robot and many facilities are incorporated here in welding Research Cell.

TENTATIVE TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
 Review of Solid State Welding
 Friction Stir Welding
 Friction Stir Processing
 Friction Stir Surfacing
 Diffusion Bonding