WELD 211 - Preparation for Welder Certification in Gas Metal Arc Welding

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 2
Lab Contact Hours: 2
Description: Obtaining American Welding Society (AWS) Welder’s Certification is desirable to gain acceptance into a welding-related skilled trade. Each skilled trade employment requires a unique certification, for which the student must learn skills needed for specific welding procedures and processes. This course will focus on developing the skills needed in several Semiautomatic processes/transfers to successfully pass an appropriate AWS Certified Welder performance test. Tests may be taken on ferrous or non-ferrous material, along with passing a visual and destructive examination of their weldments. To receive credit in this class, students must successfully pass an AWS Certification test on a specified procedure required for their selected welding process.

Prerequisites: WELD 115 or consent of department.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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Course Competencies

Demonstrate knowledge of the American Welding Society (A.W.S.) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.) Welder Qualification Examinations and Certifications.
Prepare steel plates for certification welds.
Utilize proper welding electrodes for certification welds.
Determine proper amperages and voltages used with certification electrodes.
Determine proper welding polarities for certification welding.
Classify proper weld joints and joint qualifications used in a welding certification process.
Demonstrate the proper inner pass cleaning procedure for multi pass certification welding.
Demonstrate the ability to weld in and out of position using the Gas Metal Arc Welding and Fluxcore Arc welding process.
Demonstrate the ability to weld to a standard weld procedure.
Examine welds for weld defects.
Recognize weld discontinuities.
Demonstrate the ability to perform destructive testing for certification welding.