- Advanced Welding and Metals (2 Units)

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Focuses on advanced welding methods and processes involved in manufacturing. Builds on maintaining safety skills appropriate to a welding shop environment and skills acquired in prerequisite courses. Students perform welding operations on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum in practical, real-world situations. Welding codes are introduced; welds are performed according to code criteria. Students will research various industries and career paths welding has to offer. (Prerequisites: 442-338 Cutting Processes; 442-356 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW); 442-358 Gas Metal Arc Welding 2 (GMAW 2); 442-359 Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW); 442-387 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2 (GTAW 2). Completion of or concurrent enrollment in 457-345 Metal Fabrication)