IWT125 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the SMAW workstation; associate SMAW electrode classification with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrode in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrode in the horizontal position; perform basic SMAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of welds.