WD4. 270 Intro To Welding for Machinists
Designed to allow the student the opportunity to develop the welding skills necessary to accomplish basic welding tasks typically encountered by the machinist in the workplace including the building up of work surfaces for subsequent turning, milling, or other machining operations. Lecture and Lab topics will include safety, setup and operation of commonly used welding processes, base metal weldability considerations, filler metal selections, and minimizing warpage and distortion.
Offered
Offered Spring only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Utilize safe work habits and safe working procedures. Set up and operate commonly used welding processes. Name common weld defects. Recognize the existence of undercut, underfill, and notches in to the base metal. Use recommended welding procedures. Select appropriate filler metal for the base metal being welded. Use a welding sequence designed to minimize warpage and distortion.