PMT 0145C - Flux-Core Arc and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

400 Clock Hours
(Offered as needed)

This course provides instruction and demonstration using the various transfer methods and techniques to flux cored arc and gas tungsten arc welds. Topics included are safety, equipment set-up, joint design and preparation, and gases. Students study basic Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW), basic Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and basic understanding of pipe welding. Welding symbols and blueprint reading is covered in this course.

*Vocational courses are not applicable to the A.A. or A.S. degree or to the College Credit Certificate without an approved articulation agreement. Vocational courses, offered in clock hours, are courses that can be used for the awarding of Career and Technical or Vocational Certificates. In addition, vocational courses may be articulated to college credit and applied to college credit certificates or A.S. degree programs. Students should work closely with an advisor to plan their studies in a way to take advantage of this opportunity.