Course Description
The student will be able to explain the principles of TIG welding, TIG power supplies and joint preparation. The student also will weld various joint designs in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions using the TIG processes.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Safely operate a gas tungsten arc welder
- Explain the principles of GTAW
- Select the proper filler metal, gases and parameters for a given GTAW weld
- Troubleshoot GTAW weld discontinuities and incidents
General Education Distribution Area
AAS Technical Elective