Gas Metal Arc Welding-GMAW – Best Practices - a PDH Online Course for Engineers, Surveyors and Architects

Gas Metal Arc Welding-GMAW – Best Practices

Course Outline

This six hour online course is an introduction to one of the most important aspects of GMAW, AWS and ASME welding procedures tailored for beginners, inspectors, engineers, technicians, students, contractors and professionals interested in fabrication and welding concepts.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

This course is intended to provide you with the following skills:

Knowledge of one of the basic types of arc welding processes according to AWS and ASME;
Knowledge of Gas Metal Arc Welding, or MIG, as one of the most important welding process;
To know the differences among MIG, TIG, FCAW and Stick welding;
To know the technical vocabulary and different types of joints and welds;
To know how to weld design profiles in many positions using GMAW;
Knowledge of the basic consideration in various welding processes;
To know the differences between shielded metal arc welding and flux cored arc welding;
Be aware of the four GMAW techniques: Globular, Short-Circuiting, Spray Arc and Pulsed-Spray;
Develop understanding of the effective inspection procedures;
Develop understanding of the main shielding gases used in GMAW;
Understand the classification of GMAW wire electrodes;
Understand the general conditions for MIG welding procedures; and
To know the important fundamentals for safety welding.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for everyone, women or men, beginners, students, technicians, engineers, contractors and professionals interested or working with machine tools or managing a manufacturing work shop more effectively.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendee of this course will be able to understand, specify, plan welding procedures and conduct professional MIG welding in short or large fabrication processes since he (she) is a qualified professional or looking for qualification.

Course Introduction

The student will be guided to understand the terms, concepts and the basic principles used in MIG welding procedures, as well as, in AWS and ASME specification and codes.

Course Content

To become a good work shop manager, one needs to understand all aspects of welding, which involve many knowledge areas: supplies, production systems, planning, time, cost, quality, materials, risk and manufacturing processes.

In this lesson, you are required to download and study the following course content in PDF format:

Gas Metal Arc Welding-GMAW – Best Practices

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Course Summary

This course of Gas Metal Arc Welding-GMAW – Best Practices defines the GMAW selecting operations, tool types, materials, workpieces, and how to choose the best welding procedures. This course can also be used to give the main guidelines to take the correct MIG welding, techniques, wire electrodes, shielding gases and inspection procedures under AWS and ASME codes.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

1. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code at: www.asme.com.
2. AWS – Structural Welding Code at: www.aws.com
3. API – American Petroleum Institute at: www.api.com
4. OSHA - Technical Manual www.osha.gov
5. NDT -The American Society for Nondestructive Testing at: www.asnt.com
6. Welding Training at: www.gowelding.com
7. ESAB: http://www.esabna.com/
8. ESAB Training: http://www.esabna.com/EUWeb/MIG_handbook/592mig1_1.htm
9. MILLER: http://www.millerwelds.com/
8. MILLER Training: http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/basicMIG/
8. Soldagem: http://www.sitedasoldagem.com.br/livros/
9. Welding Inspection: https://www.asnt.com/

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.