WELD 2240 - Flux-Cored Arc Welding I

3.0 Credits

Students learn gas shielded and self-shielded Flux-Cored Arc Welding in the flat & vertical positions using semi-automatic equipment.

Prerequisites: (1) WELD 2200

Lecture Hours: 2.0
Lab Hours: 3.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Properly and safely set up Flux-cored Arc Welding equipment.
Demonstrate knowledge of shielding gasses and electrodes used in the FCAW-G & FCAW-S processes.
Use Flux-cored Arc Welding processes (FCAW-G & FCAW-S) to safely produce welds on carbon steel.
Produce quality single-pass fillet welds, meeting specific size criteria, in the flat and vertical positions.
Produce quality multi-pass fillet welds, meeting specific size criteria, in the flat and vertical positions.
Produce quality multi-pass groove welds in the flat and vertical positions.
Pass destructive tests, to include guided bend, cut & etch, and fillet weld break tests.

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