Flux Cored Arc Welding (fcaw)

Catalog description

This course is designed to develop Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) skills and focuses on preparing students to pass the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 flux cored arc welding qualification and earn the semi-automatic endorsement for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) structural welding license. The course offers an in-depth study into work procedure specifications, operation and maintenance of constant voltage welding machines, occupational safety, and D1.1 code, constant voltage welding theory, wire classification, metallurgy and weld inspection. Emphasis is placed on the theory and practice of joint preparation and, Complete Joint Penetration (CJP), in the vertical and overhead welding positions utilizing flux cored arc welding process. Note: Letter grade or pass/no pass option.