Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 • Identify FCAW-related safety practices and explain how to prepare for welding.
- Describe basic FCAW processes.
- Identify FCAW-related safety practices.
- Explain how to safely set up the equipment and work area for welding.
Learning Objective 2 • Describe equipment control and welding procedures for FCAW and explain how to produce basic weld beads.
- Describe equipment control and welding techniques related to FCAW.
- Explain how to produce basic FCAW weld beads.
Learning Objective 3 • Describe the welding procedures needed to produce proper fillet and V-groove welds using FCAW welding techniques.
- Describe the welding procedures needed to produce proper fillet welds using FCAW welding techniques.
- Describe the welding procedures needed to produce proper V-groove welds using FCAW welding techniques.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objectives 1 through 3) • Make multiple-pass FCAW-G/GM (gas-shielded) and/or FCAW-S (self-shielded) fillet welds on carbon steel plate coupons in all four 1F through 4F positions.
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objectives 1 through 3) • Make multiple-pass FCAW-G/GM (gasshielded) and/or FCAW-S (self-shielded) V-groove welds on carbon steel plate coupons in all four 1G through 4G positions, with or without backing.
