Welding Engineering

Welding Engineering Laboratory
Welding Engineering Laboratory on the campus of The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University is one of only a few programs in the world to offer Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in Welding Engineering and the only ABET accredited Welding Engineering undergraduate program in the United States. While many people think of welding in terms of a process, such as arc welding, it is in practice a complex engineering discipline that involves aspects of materials science & metallurgy, lasers, thermodynamics, design, inspection & quality assurance, robotics, and mechanical, electrical & electronic systems.

Welding engineers must understand the properties behind the joining of materials to ensure that joined structures are safe and a benefit to society. Welding engineers have expertise in materials science, including steels, nonferrous alloys and polymeric materials, and in process technology, including arc welding, lasers, resistance welding, brazing, and soldering. They also are experts in robotics, from programming and applications to sensors and controls.

Welding Engineering graduates are well-prepared for solving complex problems and making critical engineering decisions in a wide range of possible career paths and industrial fields related to welding. Working environments include automation and high speed production, fabrication, manufacturing, and research. Our highly sought-after Welding Engineering graduates take jobs in various industry sectors including nuclear, petrochemical, automotive, medical, ship building, aerospace, power generation, and heavy equipment manufacturing.

Research focus areas in the welding engineering program

  • Welding metallurgy
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Welding process monitoring
  • Non-destructive evaluation
  • Welding process development

Welding Engineering Research Faculty

Welding Engineering Teaching and Clinical Faculty

Welding Engineering Research Centers

Collaborations and welding engineering-based laboratories

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Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving from Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER)
Director: Glenn Daehn
NSF's HAMMER is developing a new approach to design and manufacturing, putting product needs first then finding new manufacturing pathways based on agility of artisans and reproducibility of machines.
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photo of impulse welding operation at Impulse Manufacturing Laboratory at Ohio State
Impulse Manufacturing Laboratory (IML)
Director: Glenn Daehn
IML develops novel manufacturing solutions using impulse-based processes to shape and join materials in unique ways by moving metals at high speeds.
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Micro-resistance spot welding of dissimilar platinum to niobium wires Wei Zhang Ohio State welding engineering
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Welding (ICME-Welding)
Director: Wei Zhang
ICME-Welding employs physics-based research in modeling to provide insights into manufacturing processes and materials behavior.
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LMML tensile testing Ohio State materials science and engineering
Lightweight Materials and Manufacturing Research Laboratory
Director: Alan Luo
Research typically applies to automotive and aerospace applications where efficiency is a function of material weight. Manufacturing processes and materials sustainability are also large components of research and development.
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Simulated material flow field in SRFSW with CFD for complex tool geometries Xu Liu Ohio State Welding Engineering
ManufacturingX Laboratory
Director: Xun Liu
ManufacturingX Lab focuses on development and analysis of advanced manufacturing processes, which integrate mechanical, materials and computational modeling multidisciplinary research fields.
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Virtual tour of EJTC laboratory

Welding Engineering Lab Tour (8:40)--Jack Canaday, and other WE graduate students, provide a tour of our welding engineering laboratory facility, the Edison Joining Technology Center, and give a glimpse into the research in which each is involved.

Gleeble Testing

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Gleeble TM at Ohio State University Welding Engineering Laboratory
stress relief cracking, fixed displacement thermal cycling, strain to fracture, strain-age cracking, hot ductility, dilatometry