WLD 257 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 3

This course provides technical information about, and practice in, gas tungsten arc welding of aluminum alloy sheet materials. Instruction in material preparation, finishing and testing of coupons will also be provided.

Credits

3

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Set GMAW machine controls to weld aluminum alloys of various thicknesses using both argon and helium shielding gases
2. Layout, cut and tack typical industrial weld joints and make welds on these joints in the four standard positions
3. Weld aluminum with machine controlled pulsing arc. Make welds on aluminum sheet and tubing materials
4. Perform non-destructive and destructive weld tests on aluminum alloy weldments
5. Critique welds identifying causes of, and solutions to, various defects