Metallic Materials Engineering at Yanshan University is a core area of materials science, and it trains applied and innovative engineers in two directions, heat treatment and welding. Research strengths include advanced steels, welding technology, large castings and forgings, amorphous alloys, aluminium and titanium alloys, biomedical metals and first-principles calculation.
Heat-treatment students study alloy and process design and how processing affects structure and properties. Welding students study welding metallurgy, advanced welding processes, equipment, structural design and quality control. Shared courses include materials science fundamentals, corrosion and protection, metal properties, analytical testing methods, non-destructive testing and heat treatment principles and equipment.
Graduates work in machinery, metallurgy, aerospace, ordnance, automobile, rail and shipbuilding industries on process development, quality inspection and engineering management, and many continue to postgraduate study.
