Catalog Info
Effective Term
Summer 2014
WebAdvisor Title
Welding Fundamentals
Credit Hours
3.00
Contact Hours Per Week
3 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
Explores basic adhesion and cohesion fundamentals, equipment, and procedures relative to: shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), oxy-fuel brazing (TB), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), gas tungsten arc welding, and oxy-fuel cutting (OFC). Inclues oxy-fuel cutting, soldering and brazing theory and practice, AC and DC welding equipment and applications, flat and horizontal welding techniques, arc welding electrodes, gas metal arc welding principles and practices, and gas tungsten arc welding principles. All students will be required to wear clothing appropriate to a welding environment. It is also recommended that the student bring a pair of slip-joint pliers
Course Satisfies MACRAO Requirements
No