WELD 2420 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum II

3.0 Credits

Students learn welding of flat aluminum material in the horizontal and overhead positions, and pipe in the 1G and 5G positions, including a branch and header assembly. It includes the study of pulse-arc welding. This course is a continuation of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding-Aluminum I.

Prerequisites: (1) WELD 1420

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 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding equipment.
Use Gas Tungsten Arc Welding processes (GTAW & GTAW-P) to produce quality welds on aluminum.
Produce quality single-pass lap welds in the horizontal and overhead positions.
Produce quality single-pass groove welds in the horizontal position.
Produce quality single-pass fillet welds in the horizontal and overhead positions.
Produce quality single-pass groove welds on thin wall round tubing in the 1G and 5G positions.
Weld a branch and header assembly on thin wall round tubing.
Pass fillet weld break tests and guided root bend tests.

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