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Sep 16, 2024
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WELD 118 Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Cutting Lecture3 credits
This course focuses on the principles, procedures, and operation of equipment to use properly and safely the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process and cutting and gouging equipment.
Prerequisites: ABED 40 or AHSE 56 (or placement into MATH 87 or AHSE 66 or higher) and ABED 46 (or placement into ENGL 93 or higher)
Corequisites: WELD 119
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Apply safety standards to each welding process and working equipment during storage and transportation
- Prepare a work area to do oxyfuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, and carbon arc gouging
- Utilize the correct techniques for operating an oxyacetylene cutting outfit, including turning on and off the equipment and lighting and adjusting a proper flame with the torch
- Demonstrate safe operation practices when performing welding and cutting processes
- Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform SMAW welding/fabrication procedures
- Identify electrical principles, current, equipment setup and its function, related to SMAW
- List and describe the electrode classification group for selecting the proper electrode
- Identify and correct common welding defects and discontinuities, including undercut, overlap, and arc blow
- Explain how welding current, electrode diameter, arc length, travel speed, and electrode orientation can affect a weld
- Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
Total Hours: 30 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30
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