11/21/2024 6:13:29 AM	WELD 175B Course Outline as of Fall 2021	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  WELD 175B	Title:  WELDING TECHNOLOGY 2
Full Title:  Welding Technology 2
Last Reviewed:10/28/2013

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	6.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	6.00	Lab Scheduled	9.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	157.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	12.00			Contact Total	210.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 315.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  WELD 75B

Catalog Description:

Advanced welding processes and fabrication techniques for welding and related trades. Includes SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc welding), MIG (Metal Inert Gas), TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), and Innershield Welding. Students gain skills required to pass the Unlimited American Welding Society Structural Certification Test.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of WELD 175A

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Advanced welding processes and fabrication techniques for welding and related trades. Includes SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc welding), MIG (Metal Inert Gas), TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), and innershield welding. Students gain skills required to pass the Unlimited American Welding Society Structural Certification Test.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of WELD 175A
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Safely use the tools and equipment in a welding shop.

2.  Demonstrate the skills needed to pass the American Welding Society Unlimited Structural Certification Test.

 

Objectives:

1.  Safely use tools and operate equipment used in the welding trade for advanced fabrication techniques.

2.  Demonstrate an advanced level of skill in the use of TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), MIG (Metal Inert Gas), SMAW (Shielded Manual Arc Welding), cutting and gouging.

3.  Fabricate advanced projects to the standard of industry.

4.  Interpret blueprints for increasingly complex projects.

5.  Demonstrate the skills required to pass an unlimited American Welding Society Structural Certification Test (SMAW, MIG, TIG, Innershield using unlimited metal thicknesses and flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions).

Topics and Scope

I.     Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

      A.  Fillet welds, flat position

      B.  Fillet welds, vertical position

      C.  Single V-butt joints, flat, horizontal, and vertical positions

      D.  Welding cast iron

      E.  Hardfacing

      F.  Welding electrodes in all positions

II.    Oxy-Acetylene

      A.  Butt and lap joints, horizontal position

      B.  Butt and lap joints, vertical position

      C.  Brazing cast iron

      D.  Case hardening

      E.  Automatic flame cutting

      F.  Preheating and post-heating

III.   Gas Metal Arc (also referred to as MIG)

      A.  Welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals

      B.  Power sources

      C.  Shielding gases

      D.  Wire feeders

      E.  Guns

      F.  Consumable wire

IV.    Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (also referred to as TIG)

      A.  Power sources

      B. Horizontal and vertical

      C.  Overhead

      D.  Tungsten preparation

      E.  Metal preparation

      F.  Filler rod

V.     Air Arc Cutting

      A.  Equipment

      B.  Carbon electrode selection

      C.  Machine settings

VI.   Advanced Flame Cutting

      A.  Automatic

      B.  Machine settings

VII.   Metal Surfacing

      A.  Wear problems

      B.  Material selection

      C.  Process selections

      D.  Metal spraying

      E.  Case hardening

VIII.  Plasma Arc Cutting

      A.  Power source

      B.  Torch and nozzle selection

      C.  Cutting gases

      D.  Ferrous and nonferrous metals

      E.  Advanced cutting techniques

IX.    A.W.S. Certification Test

      A.  Prepare plates

      B.  Weld (SMAW or MIG)

      C.  Prepare test samples

      D.  Bend coupons

X.     Fabrication Techniques

      A.  Tacking

      B.  Weld direction

      C.  Shrinkage

      D.  Distortion prevention and control

XI.    Blueprint Reading

      A.  Print interpretation

      B.  Create a project blueprint

Assignments:

1. Reading: approximately 10-20 pages per week.

2. Complete chapter reviews and homework problems.

3. Notebook including lecture/demonstration notes and handouts.

4. Skill demonstrations: weekly welding samples and fabrication techniques using SMAW, MIG, TIG, and Innershield Welding processes, unlimited metal thicknesses, in all positions.

5. Welding projects (5-10). Using a given number of pieces of metal and a given process, fabricate project in a specified amount of time.

6. Quizzes (5-10).

7. Final fabrication project: demonstration of skill and proficiency in all processes. Students may complete a project of their own choosing that will demonstrate proficiency in all processes.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 20%
Chapter reviews and notebook
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 50 - 60%
Performance exams, Samples; projects; final fabrication project
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
5-10 quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 15%
Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Modern Welding Technology. Howard B. Cary. Prentice Hall, 2004. (Seminal book in field)

Instructor prepared materials.

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