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2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook Spring 2024 
    
2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook Spring 2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

WLD 132 - GTAW (TIG) Plate/Pipe

Class: 1 Lab: 6 Clinical: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): WLD 131 
Corequisite(s): None
This course is designed to enhance skills with the gas tungsten arc (TIG) welding process. Topics include setup, joint preparation, and electrode selection with emphasis on manipulative skills in all welding positions on plate and pipe. Upon completion, students should be able to perform GTAW welds with prescribed electrodes and filler materials on various joint geometry.
Offered: Spring