Gas Metal Arc Welding; Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Length:
120 hours (4 weeks); includes approximately 87 hours of shop experience.
Location:
635 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
Dates:
December 1994 - March 2003.
Learner Outcomes:
Perform set-up parameters and welding procedures of G.T.A.W. (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), G.M.A.W. (Gas Metal Arc Welding), F.C.A.W. (Flux Cores Arc Welding); explain set-up procedures for S.A.W. (Submerged Arc Welding) and P.A.C. (Plasma Arc Cutting); use appropriate safety procedures.
Instruction:
G.T.A.W. terms and definitions; gases, current types, electrodes, and power supply adjustment; equipment, supplies, and power sources for G.M.A.W. and F.C.A.W.; job practices for G.T.A.W., G.M.A.W., and F.C.A.W; metal transfer, shielded gases and properties; welding characteristics of carbon steel and the weld-ability of aluminum; introduction to P.A.C. and characteristics of stainless steel; introduction to S.A.W.; safety procedures.
Credit recommendation:
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1 lecture, 2 shop) in Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Construction Technology, Vocational Technology, as an elective in Educational Technology, or as a technical elective in Mechanical Technology (12/99).
