WELD 0230 - Advanced GMAW

4 Credit Hours

Through classroom and/or shop/lab learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain gas metal arc welding process (GMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the GMAW workstation.; correlate GMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the vertical position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the overhead position; produce basic GMAW welds on selected weld joints; and conduct visual inspection of GMAW welds.

Pre-requisites: WELD 0100 - Welding Safety and OSHA 10, WELD 0130 - GMAW.