WELD 2500 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal

3.0 Credits

Students learn the proper techniques for welding fillet and groove welds using E6010 and E7018 electrodes in the horizontal position on steel plate.

Prerequisites: (1) WELD 1500 with a grade of C or better

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 Shielded Metal Arc Welding equipment.
Use the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process to produce quality welds on mild carbon steels in a safe manner.
Produce quality single-pass fillet welds in the horizontal position using E60xx and E70xx electrodes.
Produce quality multi-pass fillet welds in the horizontal position using E60xx and E70xx electrodes.
Produce quality multi-pass groove welds in the horizontal position using E60xx and E70xx electrodes.
Pass fillet weld break tests and guided bend tests in the horizontal position using E60xx and E70xx electrodes.

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