Various techniques of steel cutting with oxy-fuel, air carbon arc, plasma arc processes and oxy-acetylene welding and brazing with various metals.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter,
Spring,
Summer
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Set up and adjust equipment for safe Cutting, Welding, Brazing and heating applications.
Course Content Outline
The student will demonstrate competence in:
- Straight Cutting
Use 3/8" x 4" x 8" plate - Straight Cutting
Use 3/4" x 4" x 8" plate - Round Bar cutting 1/4" to 1"
90 degree cut and 35 degree bevel - Square tube cutting
- H and I beam cutting
- Angle Iron cutting
- Bevel 35 degree straight cutting
3/8", 3/4" - Scarfing
- Piercing Holes
- Pipe Straight, bevel cutting
- Machine Cutting
Repeat #1, #2, and #7 - Machine Cutting
Repeat #10 - Plasma Arc Cutting
- Carbon Arc Cutting
- Carbon Steel Running Bead
Without rod - Carbon Steel Running Bead
With rod - Butt Joint
16 Gauge 1" x 6" - T or Corner Joint
- Lap Joint
- Brazing Running Beads
- Brazing Butt Joint
- Brazing Lap Joint
- Brazing T Joint
- Aluminum Running Beads
- Aluminum Butt Joint
Department Guidelines
Grades will be calculated as follows:
50% Based on completing all course competencies.
50% Based on Lab Participation, Cleanup on a daily basis, and following ALL Safety rules.
The grade awarded for the class is as follows:
| 95-100 | 4.0 |
| 94 | 3.9 |
| 93 | 3.8 |
| 92 | 3.7 |
| 91 | 3.6 |
| 90 | 3.5 |
| 89 | 3.4 |
| 88 | 3.3 |
| 87 | 3.2 |
| 86 | 3.1 |
| 85 | 3.0 |
| 84 | 2.9 |
| 83 | 2.8 |
| 82 | 2.7 |
| 81 | 5.6 |
| 80 | 2.5 |
| 79 | 2.4 |
| 78 | 2.3 |
| 77 | 2.2 |
| 76 | 2.1 |
| 75 | 2.0 |
| 74 | 1.9 |
| 73 | 1.8 |
| 72 | 1.7 |
| 71 | 1.6 |
| 70 | 1.5 |
| 69 | 1.4 |
| 68 | 1.3 |
| 67 | 1.2 |
| 66 | 1.1 |
| 65 | 1.0 |
| 60-64 | 0.7 |
| 0-59 | 0 |