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IEM 2030 - Welding Fundamentals


Clock Hours: 150

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
Developing the skills necessary for safe cutting torch setup and use, the use of personal protective equipment when welding or cutting, the setup and use of SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW welding equipment, and how to visually inspect welds.

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Discuss the safety concerns of acetylene.
  2. Demonstrate the safe handling of cylinders.
  3. Visually recognize the difference between the oxygen system and the acetylene system.
  4. Properly perform the start-up procedure for oxy-fuel cutting.
  5. Properly perform the shut-down procedure for oxy-fuel cutting.
  6. Demonstrate the procedure for cutting mild steel using an oxy-fuel cutting torch.
  7. Describe the process of set-up and use of a plasma cutter.
  8. Demonstrate the cutting process of plasma cutting on mild steel.
  9. Describe five types of welds.
  10. Describe five types of joints.
  11. Discuss the four welding positions.
  12. List several existing safety hazards caused by ultraviolet light.
  13. List the PPE to be worn while arc welding.
  14. Explain the AWS numbering system for electrode selection.
  15. Explain what the flux coating does for the weld.
  16. Demonstrate how to correctly set up an SMAW machine and discuss the purpose of each adjustment.
  17. Demonstrate how to correctly strike an arc.
  18. Demonstrate how to correctly run a bead.
  19. Describe the types of welds that may be used with the SMAW process.
  20. List the types of joints which may be encountered when using the SMAW process.
  21. Demonstrate a “T” joint, lap joint and butt joint using the SMAW process.
  22. Demonstrate a “V” groove butt joint using the SMAW process on mild steel and pass both a face and root bend test.
  23. Define undercut and underfill.
  24. Demonstrate how to set-up and adjust a welding machine for the GMAW process.
  25. Demonstrate a “T” joint, lap joint, and a butt joint using the GMAW process on mild steel.
  26. Demonstrate how to set-up and adjust a welding machine for the GTAW process.
  27. Discuss the different varieties of tungsten electrodes and what materials they may be used with.
  28. Demonstrate the proper method of sharpening a tungsten electrode.
  29. Demonstrate a “T” joint, butt joint, and a lap joint using the GTAW process on mild steel.
  30. Demonstrate a “T” joint, butt joint, and a lap joint using the GTAW process on stainless steel.
  31. Explain the differences in the GTAW process between mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  32. Demonstrate a “T” joint, butt joint and a lap joint using the GTAW process on aluminum.
  33. Demonstrate how to fill a hole using the GTAW process on aluminum.