WELD 1010 Syllabus

Subject Code

WELD

Course Number

1010

Course Title

Oxyfuel Cutting

Prerequisites

Corequisites

WELD 1000

Terms Offered

Offered Fall

Credit Hours

(2-3-3)

Course Description

This course introduces fundamental principles, safety practices, equipment, and techniques necessary for metal heating and oxyfuel cutting. Topics include metal heating and cutting principles, safety procedures, use of cutting torches and apparatus, metal heating techniques, metal cutting techniques, manual and automatic oxyfuel cutting techniques, and oxyfuel pipe cutting. Practice in the laboratory is provided. Students must pay a $20 supply fee when registering for this course.

Course Outcomes

Metal Heating and Cutting Principles
Order             Description
   1                 Define rapid oxidation
   2                 Demonstrate reaction of preheated steel and pure oxygen
   3                 Select equipment that will produce preheat flame and oxygen jet for cutting

Safety Procedure
Order             Description
   1                   Demonstrate safe handling of cylinders
   2                 Identify protection procedures ore regulator seats and gauges, hoses and fittings, torches and
                        tips.
   3                   Demonstrate personal safety procedures by wearing gloves, suitable body protection, adequate
                        shade or eye protection, and/or high top shoes or boots.
   4                  Remove flammable materials from cutting area

Use of Cutting Torches and Apparatus
Order             Description
   1                 Assemble cutting equipment
   2                 Set up equipment

Metal Heating Techniques
Order Description
1 Demonstrate when preheat temperature is reached

Metal Cutting Techniques
Order              Description
   1                Describe safe and appropriate metal cutting techniques
   2                Describe safe and appropriate metal cutting procedures

Manual and Automatic Oxyfuel Cutting
Order               Description
   1                     Demonstrate manual cuts free hand and with guide, pierce holes, bevel, thin metal circular cuts,
                          and gauging.
   2                     Set up equipment
   3                 Demonstrate aligning machine with metal to be cut, set travel speed; make straight cuts and
                          bevels.

Oxyfuel Pipe Cutting
Order             Description
   1                 Layout line on pipe to make a bevel cut
   2                 Demonstrate cuts as laid out for configured pipe joints
   3                 Demonstrate bevel cuts on pipe