WELD 265

Advanced Arc Welding/GTAW

Prairie State College · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Procedures and techniques in the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process. Includes health, safety, and environmental practices, welding terminology, GTAW process and equipment, equipment operation and techniques, power source types and controls, welding currents and polarities, tungsten electrodes, shielding gases, mild steel welding, aluminum welding, stainless steel welding, and GTAW certification. Principles and techniques of pipe welding. Includes introduction to pipe layout and drawing equipment. Also includes an introduction to performance testing, types of pipe, methods. and preparation of pipe joints and miter joints, methods of joining pipe and miter joints.

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18 openSeats: 2/20 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 5:14 PM
Class #84151Fall 2026UGRD3.0 credits
18 available2 enrolled20 capacity0 waitlist
Days & times
Th · 6:00 – 9:40 PM
Meeting dates
Sep 17 – Dec 10
Location
Main Campus Bldg T 186
Instructor
McCarter, R

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Instructional method: Lecture/Lab

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