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Course: |
WEL 131
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Title: | Intro to Industrial Welding |
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Long Title: | Intro to Industrial Welding |
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Course Description: | Provide the student with a basic understanding of commonly used welding techniques and procedures encountered in the industrial setting. Students are introduced the Plasma Arc (PAC), Oxy Fuel Cutting (OFC), Shielded Metal Arc (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc (GTAW) welding processes. Safe welding, shop and material handling practices are emphasized throughout the course. Weld symbols, metal characteristics are introduced. Proper electrode selection and power settings are presented. Skills and techniques used to develop fillet and groove welds are introduced and demonstrated by the students. |
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Min Credit: | 4 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 4/13/09 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Demonstrate and explain safe welding and shop practices.
2. Explain basic weld types and position and related AWS weld symbols.
3. Describe basic metal categories, types, and uses.
4. Explain the selection of the appropriate welding process.
5. Explain electrode selection, power setting used for common metals.
6. Demonstrate the setup of the equipment for each weld method.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Welding Safety and PPE application
II. Welding symbols and types
III. Basic metals encountered in the industrial environment.
A. Mild steel
B. High carbon steels
C. Cast iron
D. Non ferrous metals
IV. Welding processes
A. How different metals react to different welding techniques
B. Base metal vs. weld alloy
V. Electrode selection
A. Power settings
B. Weld specifications
1. Strength
2. Quality
VI. Set up the equipment for different welding methods;
A. Oxy-Fuel Cutting (OFC).
B. Plasma Arc Welding. (PAC)
C. Shielded Metal Arc Welding. (SMAW))
D. Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
E. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
VII. Lab experience for each welding method
A. Oxy-Fuel Cutting (OFC).
B. Plasma Arc Welding. (PAC)
C. Shielded Metal Arc Welding. (SMAW))
D. Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
E. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
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