WLD121

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Shielded Metal Arc Welding I

Course Prefixes

College Level Courses -100 and above, Welding

Course Description

Focus on the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process using DCEN, and DCEP modes. Skills include basic equipment set-up, electrode selection, proper arc starts, re-starts, and terminations, and basic Oxy-Fuel cutting, and material identification. Welding experiences with overlap padding in the flat and horizontal positions are provided. Also covered are AWS typical fillet and lap joint designs in the flat and horizontal positions with an emphasis on proper use and care of equipment and safety procedures.

Total Number Of Credits

3

Lecture Credits

2

Lab Credits

3