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Course · AL
Welding: GMAW and FCAW
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Welding: GMAW and FCAW introduce metal arc and flux-cored arc welding processes. Emphasis is placed on safe operating practices, handling, and storage of compressed gasses. This course aims to prepare students to perform GMAW and FCAW welds in various positions. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course.
Identify and interpret welding symbols and their placement on blueprintsDescribe welding detailed drawings and identify basic drawing elements and featuresIdentify and explain how to interpret dimensional information, notesDescribe the composition and classification systems for a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous metalsIdentify the common structural shapes of metal, including structural steel and beam shapes, pipe and tubing typesIdentify and describe methods used to preheat metal for welding and the devicesProduce basic GMAW and FCAW weld beadsDescribe equipment control and welding procedures for GMAW and FCAWDemonstrate the welding procedures needed to produce fillet welds using FCAW welding techniques. 2023 Revised Alabama Co