WELD 108 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding I

PROGRAM: Industrial Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
LAB HOURS MIN: 4
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2022

This course provides students with knowledge of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) operations and equipment. The structure of this course provides extensive practice time to produce the skills to make satisfactory welds with this process while emphasizing safety hazards and safety practices in arc welding.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

1. Demonstrate SMAW welding equipment safety. [c, e, f]

2. Describe the capabilities of SMAW welding equipment. [e, f, i]

3. Identify heat input and metal distortion. [e, f]

4. Demonstrate proper inspection, set up, and tear down of SMAW equipment. [e, f]

5. SMAW with A.C. and D.C. current. [e, f]

6. Prepare and tack weld coupons. [e, f]

7. Identify and SMAW weld the five basic weld joints. [e, f]

8. Demonstrate proper SMAW restart technique. [e, f]

9. Make single and multi-pass SMAW welds. [e, f]

10. SMAW in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and the overhead position. [e, f]

11. Identify SMAW electrodes and AWS electrode classification. [e, f]

12. Describe D.C. straight and reverse polarity. [e, f]

13. SMAW using proper electrode manipulation for each type of electrode. [e, f]

14. SMAW using proper technique for each welding position and electrode type. [e, f]

15. SMAW with a minimum of two different electrodes. I.e. E60xx and E70xx [e, f]

16. Demonstrate ability to read and interpret technical documents. [b, e]

17. Demonstrate ability to use various types of software applicable to course. [a]

Note: The letters () after each objective reflect the program to course mapping process required by ATMAE Accreditation.

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -

AWS electrode identification Code
AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Code visual acceptance criteria for weldments
Polarities and Currents
Base Metal Identification for Steels
Duty Cycle
Weld Defects and Discontinuities
Welding Procedure Specifications
Welding Safety
Weld Joint Geometry
Weld Bevels by hand and machine
Hand Weld manipulation for various weld types

GRADING POLICY
GRADE DISTRIBUTION

A	90-100
B	80-89
C	70-79
D	60-69
F	0-59

Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)

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