Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of metal fabrication. The basic principles of estimating and fitting basic joints will be covered in detail. Major topics covered in this course include, basic metallurgy in aluminum, carbon and stainless steel, classification of metals, properties of the metals, and metal designations and identification. The course will include a discussion of ferrous and nonferrous metals including advanced techniques in the oxy-fuel and plasma processes of cutting. Prereq: WLD101, SAF 101 and BPT 127. Coreq: WLD102