Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 6
You will perform the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the vertical position. You will perform welding in the overhead position.
You will perform the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the vertical position. You will perform welding in the overhead position.
You will perform the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the horizontal position.
You will be introduced to open root welding. You will practice the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the flat position.
You will perform vertical welds with the uphill progression using E7018 electrodes. You will assemble and weld a weldment for carbon arc cutting – air (CAC-A) exercise.
You will perform horizontal multi-pass and vertical downhill welds using various electrodes.
You will develop your welding skills in the flat position and the horizontal positions.
You will be introduced to the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process and study the types of power sources, electrical characteristics of welding circuits, and mild steel and low alloy electrodes.
You will weld flat and vertical up on 3/8 mild steel V-groove butt joints, and weld around structural shapes using solid and flux cored wire in the flat position.
You will setup and use wire feed equipment to weld mild steel with hard wire, flux cored, and metal cored wire. You will weld aluminum fillet welds.
You will develop the knowledge required to safely select, setup and maintain power supply components, electrodes, flux, and shielding gases.