Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 • Identify GTAW-related safety practices and explain how to set up for welding.
- Identify GTAW-related safety practices.
- Explain how to safely set up the equipment and work area for welding.
Learning Objective 2 • Describe welding techniques for GTAW and explain how to produce basic weld beads.
- Describe welding techniques related to GTAW.
- Explain how to produce basic GTAW weld beads.
Learning Objective 3 • Describe the welding techniques needed to produce proper fillet and open V-groove welds using GTAW welding techniques.
- Describe the welding techniques needed to produce proper fillet welds using GTAW.
- Describe the welding techniques needed to produce proper open V-groove welds using GTAW.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objectives 2 & 3) • Build a pad with stringer beads on carbon steel plate coupons in the flat position using GTAW equipment and carbon steel filler material.
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objectives 2 & 3) • Perform multiple-pass fillet welds on carbon steel plate coupons in all four 1F through 4F positions, using GTAW equipment and carbon steel filler metal.
Performance Task 3 (Learning Objectives 2 & 3) • Perform multiple-pass open V-groove welds on carbon steel plate coupons in all four 1G through 4G positions, using GTAW equipment and carbon steel filler metal.