Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit Topics
• Topics included in this overview
are:
– Introduction
What is Arc Welding?
Why is Welding Important?
Why Learn to Weld?
– Careers in Welding
– The American Welding
Society (AWS)
– Welding Safety
– Basic Electricity
– Welding Fundamentals
– Welding Certification
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Objectives
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Arc Welding Basics
What is Arc Welding?
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Why Learn to Weld?
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Basic Steps of Arc Welding
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The American Welding Society
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Careers in Welding
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Careers in Welding
• Engineering • Robotics
• Ironworker/ Skilled Trades
• Racing
• Auto Technician
• Industrial Sales • Artist
• Farm Repair and Fabrication • Metal Sculpting
• Owning Your Own Business
• Production Welding
• Military
• Teaching
• Maintenance
For more information on welding careers, please see the e-
learning introduction
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How Much Money
Can You Make?
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Application Activity
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Application Activity
• Let’s explore some career • America's Job Bank
possibilities in welding (http://www.ajb.dni.us)
• Please log on to a computer • Classifieds Employment
(http://www.classifieds2000.com)
• Working with a team member,
research the websites to the right
• Yahoo! Careers
and explore information about (http://careers.yahoo.com/)
welding careers • MONSTER.COM
• In 60 minutes, be prepared to (http://www.monster.com)
answer the following questions: (http://nccer.monster.com)
– What careers in welding interest you • CareerBuilder
the most? (http://www.careerbuilder.com)
– How can welding be high tech?
– How much money can be made
annually in this chosen career field?
– Where can you get a job in welding
and what are the basic requirements?
– What are some job advancement
opportunities available in the welding
industry?
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Welding Safety
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Arc Welding Safety
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Warning Labels
• Understand and
follow all warning
labels found:
– On welding equipment
– With all consumable
packaging
– Within instruction
manuals
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Material Safety Data Sheets
• MSDS outlines a
product’s:
Identity and
composition
Potential hazards
Safe use
Handling information
Manufacturer
contact information
back
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ANSI Z49.1
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Arc Welding Safety
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Fumes and Gases
• Fumes and gases can be
hazardous to your health
• Keep your head out of the
fumes
• Use enough ventilation,
exhaust at the arc, or both,
to keep fumes and gases
from your breathing zone
and the general area
• See product labeling and
MSDS for ventilation and
respirator requirements
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Electric Shock
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Arc Rays
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Fire and Explosion Hazards
• Welding sparks can cause
fires and explosions
• Sparks and spatter from the
welding arc can spray up to
35 feet from your work
• Flammable materials should
be removed from the welding
area or shielded from sparks
and spatter
• Have a fire extinguisher ready
• Inspect area for fires 30
minutes after welding
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Noise
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Protective Clothing
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Application Activity
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Application Activity
• TIME TO PRACTICE
– Go out to the lab
– Demonstrate the use
of proper safety
precautions such as:
Reading warnings
Using proper protective
clothing
Equipment inspection
Keeping your head out
of the fume
Proper ventilation
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Basic Electricity and
Welding
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The Arc Welding Circuit
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Basic Electricity
DC -
• Voltage – The electrical
potential or pressure that
causes current to flow
– Measured in Volts
DC+
• Current – The movement
of charged particles in a
specific direction
– Measured in Amps AC
• Polarity
– DC- (Direct Current
Electrode Negative)
– DC+ (Direct Current
Electrode Positive)
– AC (Alternating Current)
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Math Terms
and Welding
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Math Terms in Welding
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Metals
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Can All Metals Be Welded?
• Most metals can be welded, but not all
• The three most common weldable metals
include:
– Mild Steel - inexpensive and strong
– Stainless Steel – does not rust
– Aluminum – does not rust and is light weight
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Gauge
PLEASE NOTE: As the gauge number gets smaller … the material thickness gets larger.
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Types of Joints
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Types of Joints
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Parts of a Weld
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Parts of a Weld
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Fillet and Groove Welds
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Fillet Weld Inspection
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Welding Symbols
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What are Welding Symbols?
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Welding Positions
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What are Welding Positions?
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Welder
Responsibilities
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What are the
Responsibilities of a Welder?
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Arc Welding Safety
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Knowledge - Content
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Attitude
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Skills/Performance
• A welder must
demonstrate technical
skills when performing
welding processes
• A welder must know how
to:
– Use hand tools and materials,
to operate equipment in a safe,
accurate, and consistent
manner
– Acquire and evaluate
information needed for
problem solving
– Complete quality work
– Maintain equipment There is no room for poor
workmanship in NASCAR
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Work Habits/Daily Functions
• A welder must practice good
working habits when
performing welding
processes
• This means being able to …
– Follow detailed verbal and
written instructions
– Maintain workspace,
equipment, and tool cleanliness
– Correctly fill out, maintain and Agriculture teachers brush
submit time cards, work up on their welding skills at
assignment cards, and other Lincoln Electric’s Welding
records as required Educator’s Workshop
– Follow safe working practices
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Welding Certification
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Welding Certification
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Welding Certification
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English, Math, and
Science Connection
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English, Math, and
Science Connection
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National Academic Standards
Crosswalk
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