Welding

2 class and 9 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Studies the basic principles involved in making fillet welds on mild steel using standard industrial procedures, equipment, and welding electrodes with the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process. Includes information concerning other welding processes and compares them to the shielded metal arc welding process.

F

2 class and 9 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Continues WLD051 covering ferrous and nonferrous alloys and welding procedures. Presents demonstration and supervised practice of techniques on various metals applied in fabrication and repair.

Prerequisite: WLD051 or consent of program chair.

W

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Prepares for welding, under code-type procedures, on plate. Studies welding procedures previously covered, as they apply to heavy gauge welding, with groove-type joints. At the end of the term, the student will be given the opportunity to take a certification test, in accordance with American Welding Society (AWS) code welding standards.

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of WLD051 and WLD052, or equivalent industrial experience with consent of program chair.

Sp

6 lab hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Covers basic sketching techniques and reading of three-view drawings for welders. Includes dimensioning practices, scaling, line alphabet notes, and symbols. Emphasizes developing skills in reading detail and welding drawings.

F

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Studies the layout tools and their use in fabricating structural members, bins, hoppers, pipe fittings, chutes, etc. Includes principles and practices of pattern development for typical forms and fitting.

W

2 class and 15 lab hrs/wk, 7 cr.

Offers a review and application of welding, layout, and fabrication processes. Includes study and practice of production welding methods, electrode consumption, and method selection. Selected fabrication and assembly projects present typical layout, fabrication, and production problems.

Prerequisite: successful completion of the first two terms of the one-year Welding program, or equivalent industrial experience with consent of program chair.

Sp

1 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Introduces the design and creation of metal sculpture and decorative structures through welded fabrication.

F, Offered as needed.

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces basic skills in semiautomatic metal inert gas (MIG) welding processes. Covers principles involved in equipment, material and procedures, combined with demonstrations and supervised practical experience, using standard industrial equipment. Uses solid and fl ux-core wire in typical industrial applications.

F

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Builds on WLD061 and includes a study of and practice in welding of carbon steel. Emphasizes production in welding situations, using large diameter electrodes (solid and flux-cord) with mixed shielding gases in fl at or horizontal positions.

Prerequisite: WLD061 or consent of program chair.

W

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Continues WLD062. Includes welding mild steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Students may take a certification test in accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS) unlimited plate test in accordance with AWS D1.1 structural code.

Prerequisite: WLD061 or equivalent industrial experience with consent of program chair.

Sp

1 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Familiarizes the student with the safe use, care, and operation of oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and cutting equipment.

F

1 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Teaches the fundamentals of oxyacetylene welding including brazing.

Offered as needed.

5 lab hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Covers the use and care of oxyacetylene cutting equipment.

Offered as needed.

1 class and 9 lab hrs/4 cr.

Covers the fundamentals of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding processes, machine setting and application, and development of inert gas welding skills. Includes welding of mild steel, aluminum, aluminum alloys, stainless steel, and magnesium.

Prerequisite: enrollment in second term of the Welding Technology program or consent of program chair.

W

2 class and 6 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Introduces the fundamentals of shielded metal arc welding, oxyacetylene welding and cutting, and metallic inert gas welding (MIG).

W

2 class hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Studies basic metallurgy as it pertains to welding. Covers identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Includes mechanical properties, grain structure, and effects of heat.

Sp

1 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Covers the fundamentals and application of arc welding, oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and cutting pertaining to the automotive industry.

Prerequisite: second-year standing in the Automotive Technology program or consent of instructor.

Sp

See CWE—Cooperative Work Experience.