WELD P118 - Inert Gas Arc Welding

    Recent Professors
    Mauricio Vargas, Sergio Torrez
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    24–25 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Prerequisite: None. Total lecture 36 hours, total laboratory 54 hours. This course is the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW, MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW, TIG), and Flux Cored Arc Welding, (FCAW) processes, in the flat, horizontal, vertical and over head positions. Plasma cutting , practical and theoretical, is part of the instruction. It also includes safety procedures, electrode selection, MIG and TIG process set-ups, Joint fit-up, materials identification, weld quality and testing. The focus is on theory and practice. (A/CSU)
    Usually Held
    Fri 7:00am–9:05am, Fri 9:05am–12:15pm, Mon Tue Wed 7:30am–9:20am, Mon Tue Wed 9:20am–12:10pm