WD4. 260 Basic Wire-Feed Welding
Provides the basic information and hands-on skills required to operate the MIG short arc (gas metal-arc welding short-circuiting metal transfer), MIG spray transfer (gas metal-arc welding spray transfer), and gas-shielded flux-cored arc welding processes on steel in the flat, horizontal, and vertical positions as applicable to each specific welding process. Technical information lectures will include related subject areas such as basic machine set up and operation, process limitations, the welding machine wire-feeding mechanism, and required shielding gas types for the MIG short arc, MIG spray transfer, and gas-shielded flux-cored welding processes on steel.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: WD4.152 Welding II with a grade of C or better.
Offered
Offered Spring only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Set-up and operate wire-feed welding machines. List components of the wire-feed welding system. Perform position applicable welds with GMAW and GS-FCAW processes. Name commonly used process specific shielding gases. Identify the commonly used types of wire electrodes for mild steel.