2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Jul 15, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

WLD 113 - SMAW/GMAW Welding for Non-Welding Majors


Description: Designed for automotive, electronics, and other non-welding majors. Basics of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and gas metal arc welding (GMAW). This course not intended to prepare students to take any AWS certification exams.

Credits: 2
Lecture: 1
Lab: 3

Course Content:
  1. Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) safety and equipment
  2. Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) safety and equipment
  3. Machine adjustments and operation
  4. Selection of electrodes for SMAW and GMAW 

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Explain and use SMAW safety procedures. (1)
  2. Explain and use GMAW safety procedures. (2)
  3. Operate SMAW and GMAW to industry requirements. (1-4)