Maricopa Community Colleges  GTC129   20026-20055 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/26/02

GTC129  20026-20052

L+L

3 Credit(s)

6 Period(s)

Manufacturing Welding

Technical theory, safety considerations, and application of shop and welding processes commonly used in manufacturing, including oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and cutting, SMAW (Elec ARC), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG) and plasma cutting. Prerequisites: None.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

GTC129  20026-20052

Manufacturing Welding

 

1.

Set up equipment and safely perform oxyacelylene welding, brazing and cutting. (I, II)

2.

Set up arc welding equipment, select rods, and produce acceptable welds in the flat and vertical positions. (I, II, III, IV, V)

3.

Select, set up, and operate equipment to produce acceptable MIG welds in the flat and vertical positions. (I, IV)

4.

Explain the TIG process. (V)

5.

Set up and operate plasma cutting equipment, and produce acceptable cuts. (VI)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

GTC129  20026-20052

Manufacturing Welding

 

 

I. Safety and Shop Familiarization

II. Oxyacetylene Welding and Cutting

A. Beads without rod

B. Beads with filler rod

C. Corner joint

D. Butt joint

E. Lap joint

F. T joint

H. Handheld

G. Torch brazing

III. SMAW, ARC Welding

A. Beads on flat plate 6011 & 6013 rod (flat)

B. Butt joint 6011 & 6013 (flat)

C. Lap joint 6011 & 6013 (flat)

D. Butt joint 6011 vertical

IV. GMAW – MIG

A. Beads on plate, flat position

B. Butt joint, flat position

C. Lap joint, flat position

D. Tee joint, flat position

E. Butt joint vertical, position

F. Tee joint vertical, position

V. GTAW – TIG

A. Introduction and demo

B. Beads on AL, flat

C. Butt joint, AL

VI. Plasma Cutting

A. Straight line flat cuts

B. Circular flat cut, handheld

 

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