Learn more about the essential process of converting metals into a metal product in industries such as construction and manufacturing.
Explore various techniques used in metal fabrication processes.
• selection and preparation of metals
• various equipment
• repair techniques
There are 10 lessons in this course:
LESSON 1: Scope and Nature of Metal Fabrication
- Metal fabrication techniques
- Welding
- Occupational opportunities in welding
LESSON 2: Types of Welding
- Fusion welding
- Solid-state welding
- Dissimilar welding
LESSON 3: Welding Joint Design and Colours
- Types of joints
- Types of welds
- Other ways of describing welds
- Symbols
- Colours of welds
LESSON 4: Welding Equipment
- Welding current
- Operating voltage
- Types of welding power sources
- Welding machines by design
- Welding machines by welding type
- Welder & welding accessories
- Electrodes
LESSON 5: Workplace Health and Safety
- Best practices in different types of welding
- Potential hazards
- Workwear
- Fire protection
- Electrical safety
- Welding in hazardous environments
LESSON 6: Selecting & Preparing Metals
- Selecting metals
- Prepare the Metal for Welding
- Cutting Methods
- Guidelines for machine Cutting Metal Safely
LESSON 7: Welding Techniques
- Welding bead
- Push/pull
- Work angle
- Travel angle
- Welding speed
- Welding positions
LESSON 8: How to Weld
- Joint preparation
- Some common arc welding processes
- Stick welding
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- General tips when arc welding
LESSON 9: Weld Defects & Repairs
- Types of weld defects
- Maintenance inspections & testing
- Repairing welds
- Welding procedure specification
LESSON 10: Other Metal Fabrication Techniques
- Properties of materials
- Choosing raw materials
- Metals
- Fabrication processes
- Shaping metals
- Assembling metals
