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Sep 16, 2024
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WELD 119 Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Cutting Lab10 credits
This course focuses on the application 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 118
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Select the proper metals and consumable materials, including electrodes, wire, filler metal, and/or shielding gases, for various welding tasks by using metallurgy principles
- Prepare metal for welding or cutting procedures using proper equipment and joint preparation techniques for ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Use welding machines, shop equipment, and hand tools to safely perform welding and/or fabrication procedures
- Select, assemble, and adjust welding machines for various processes to produce welds that meet AWS standards
- Demonstrate the ability to start an arc, run a bead, and assess a weld puddle
- Use proper welding techniques to produce welds on lap joints, corner joints, T-joints, and/or butt joints in a variety of positions, including 1F, 2F, 3F, and 4F and/or 1G, 2G, 3G, and 6G
- Use math to make equipment adjustments and/or calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
- Use visual inspection methods and/or destructive testing to identify defects and/or discontinuities
- Follow ANSI Z49 safety standards, including recommended practices for personal protective equipment and hazardous material laws/processes
College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Critical Thinking, the ability to evaluate information, draw inferences, arrive at conclusions, and create solutions based on objective analysis of the evidence.
Total Hours: 200 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 200
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