WELD-166 Shielded Metal Arc Welding I

Credits 4 / 6 Contact Hours
Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016 (ACSR-016) Pre- or Co-requisite: WELD-143. Note: Students must provide their own safety glasses gloves boots welding jacket and welding beanie for lab activities.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1 students perform minor external repairs to SMAW equipment and accessories. Students will set up and perform SMAW operations making fillet and groove welds in all positions within a limited thickness range on carbon steel.

Course Outcomes
1. Performs safety inspections of SMAW equipment and accessories 2. Makes minor external repairs to SMAW equipment and accessories 3. Sets up SMAW operations on carbon steel 4. Operates SMAW equipment on carbon steel 5. Makes SMAW fillet welds, in all positions, on carbon steel 6. Makes SMAW groove welds, in all positions, on carbon steel 7. Passes SMAW welder performance qualifications test (2G and 3G, uphill, limited thickness test plates) on carbon steel

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