Titanium Welding.

Date 06-04-2007 05:52

Hello Akahui, welcome to the forum. You may want to google Teledyne Wahchang(hope I spelled that right) they are a producer of titanium and I believe they also have some schools or seminars on welding their products. Otherwise you may want to contact some of the boilermaker union halls here in the states and they could possibly hook you up with locations for training opportunities. There is also a gentleman on the forum here that goes by the name of "Lawrence", I believe he could give you a substantial amount of information on the welding of titanium. Regards, aevald

By G.S.Crisi (****)

Date 06-04-2007 23:33

Get also in touch with Titanium Metals Corporation (formerly The Titanium Corporation of America) www.timet.com
You'll be able to gather plenty of information from them.
Giovanni S. Crisi
Sao Paulo - Brazil

By Akahui

Date 06-05-2007 19:50

Thanks guys..

i appreciate your help!!

Allan kahui

By Lawrence (*****)

Date 06-09-2007 15:21

Running a bit late on this thread, sorry.

At trip abroad is always nice but don't think you must do this in order to be successful.

You can use the search function here at the AWS forums and type in things like Titanium, alpha case, and 6AL4V and you will find hours and hours of postings and links to follow.

The trick to joining titanium is not in the welding... it joins like butter. The trick is surface prep, contamination issues, gas shielding and fixturing.

I can't really name a private school that specializes in Titanium, but if your pockets are deep you could approach Hobart. EWI (Edison Welding Institute) or TWI the European version have some of the best data in the world, some free and other data requires membership.
http://www.ewi.org/
http://www.twi.co.uk/j32k/index.xtp

By Akahui

Date 07-02-2007 04:39

Thanks very much for your post Lawrence...

I really appreciate the input!!

Allan

By dhass Date 08-29-2007 18:58

There are some other options:

http://www.weldacademy.com/ (Right here in the AWS site)
http://www.tulsa-welding-school.com/ << 95-98% placement after graduating >>
   Oklahoma may seem hot by comparison to New Zealand
http://www.pct.edu/catalog/majors/bwe.shtml << Focused on hands-on skills >>
http://www.mines.edu/admiss/ugrad/TransferStudents/tfr_academicsEngMetal.html {If you REALLY want to get into the metallurgy of welding} The faculty when I was there included:

   Dr Olsen ( http://www.mines.edu/fac_staff/senate/dist_lecture/current_olson.shtml ) My undergraduate advisor.
   Dr Krauss (http://www.mines.edu/Academic/met/pe/faculty/krauss.html) Past ASM-International president.
   Dr Matlock ( http://www.mines.edu/research/aspprc/staff/matlock.htm )
   Dr Martins ( http://www.mines.edu/academic/met/pe/faculty/martins.html )
   Dr Edwards ( http://www.mines.edu/academic/met/pe/faculty/edwards.html )
   Dr Hager ( http://www.mines.edu/academic/met/pe/faculty/hager.html )

I just received my 25 year pin from ASM-International and will be due for my 25 year pin from AWS shortly...
http://www.thefabricator.com/ArcWelding/ArcWelding_Article.cfm?ID=878

Hope the links will help you make a decision to pursue welding as a career, not just a job.
Dave

By jwright650 (*****)

Date 08-29-2007 19:23

Dave,
Welcome! It's good to have you posting here. Great stuff.

By tigmaster30 Date 01-18-2008 02:54

there is a school in albany,oregon. it is called ATI WAH CHANG. they specialize in exotic metals such as titanium,zirconium,niobium. my understanding is that during the year they hold seminars on welding these exotic metals. look it up in the internet....................................good luck...................Manny Tovar

By Akahui

Date 05-31-2008 21:01

First of all thanks guys,

For all of your helpfull information. Apologies for the slow reply!

I will be attending the ATI WAH CHANG welding seminar in Portland,Oregon in late July.
And yes, the more I learn the more I want to learn. Its a vicious circle of education(LOL)..
Welding/fabrication is way past a job for me now and I am working hard to make it my career.
I am looking into what is required to become a Welding engineer. I have completed my IIW IWS diploma and will be looking at completing the IWT Qualification next.

Any information or career guidance any of you learned gentlemen would offer me would be greatly appreciated..

once again thanks for your posts..

I have set up broadband internet at home now so my posts will not take a year to arrive! (Wink Wink)

Regards

AL

By Metarinka (****)

Date 06-12-2008 14:47

welcome and good luck in pursuing your career in welding. I was pleasantly surprised to see my school Penn college of technology listed as good place to get a degree. I'm in my 4th year of a welding engineering degree from PCT. I understand the thirst for education I thought about working full time as a welder but I couldn't keep my head out of the books!

If you have any specific questions feel free to message me and I can see what I can do. There's a gamut of welding engineering degrees and related positions from a very hands on degree such as mine at PCT to one focused on theory and metallurgy like that of Ohio states. The choice for you is dependent on your preference but right now there's a serious lack of welding engineers who can genuinely apply the knowledge and have the hands on experience to relate to the welders. Being a boilermaker is a big advantage in jumping over to the other side of the fence. Employeers and welders like people who were in the field and know how to weld what they design.

you seem to share the enthusiasm and love of welding that many of the members on the board have. That in itself is probably one of the best traits to have to get into welding engineering. Besides that be studious and willing to learn new things. It should be said that although there is a drought of welding engineers there's also a drought of schools with established welding engineering programs. Off the top of my head
Penn college of technology, (Where I go)
Ferris State.
Ohio State
LeTourneau http://www.letu.edu/opencms/opencms/_Academics/Engineering/engineering/welding/

I believe arizona state has a program?
there's not that many some of these schools are starting to reach full capacity year after year. Just as a heads up
Good luck!

By Akahui

Date 06-12-2008 21:19

Thank you Metarinka..

I have been suffering from "Arc fever" for many years now..

Would not have it any other way..