Flux Cored Arc Welding
AWS Sense Guidelines
1. Perform safety inspections of equipment and accessories.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for flux cored arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate flux cored arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
2. Make minor external repairs to equipment and accessories.
3. Set up for flux cored arc welding operations on plain carbon steel.
4. Operate flux cored arc welding equipment.
5. Make fillet welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
6. Make groove welds, all positions, on plain carbon steel.
Welding Principles and Applications
Chapter 12 Equipment, Setup, and Operation
1. Explain the FCA welding process.
2. Describe what equipment is needed for FCA welding.
3. List the advantages of FCA welding, and explain its limitations.
4. Tell how electrodes are manufactured and explain the purpose of the electrode cast and helix.
5. Discuss what flux can provide to the weld and how fluxes are classified.
6. Explain what each of the digits in a standard FCAW electrode identification number mean.
7. Describe the proper care and handling of FCAW electrodes.
8. List the common shielding gases used, and explain their benefits.
9. Explain how changing the welding gun angle affects the weld produced.
10. Identify the methods of metal transfer and describe each.
11. Explain the effect of electrode extension has on FCA welding.
12. Tell what can cause weld porosity and how it can be prevented.
2. Describe what equipment is needed for FCA welding.
3. List the advantages of FCA welding, and explain its limitations.
4. Tell how electrodes are manufactured and explain the purpose of the electrode cast and helix.
5. Discuss what flux can provide to the weld and how fluxes are classified.
6. Explain what each of the digits in a standard FCAW electrode identification number mean.
7. Describe the proper care and handling of FCAW electrodes.
8. List the common shielding gases used, and explain their benefits.
9. Explain how changing the welding gun angle affects the weld produced.
10. Identify the methods of metal transfer and describe each.
11. Explain the effect of electrode extension has on FCA welding.
12. Tell what can cause weld porosity and how it can be prevented.
Chapter 13 Flux Cored Arc Welding
1. Explain the purpose of setting up the FCA weld station properly.
2. Demonstrate how to properly set up and FCA welding station and how to thread the electrode wire through the system.
3. Discuss the disadvantages of having to bevel a plate before welding.
4. Describe how to make root, filler, and cover passes in FCA welding.
5. Demonstrate how to properly make FCA welds in butt joints, lap joints, and tee joints in all positions that can pass the specified standard.
2. Demonstrate how to properly set up and FCA welding station and how to thread the electrode wire through the system.
3. Discuss the disadvantages of having to bevel a plate before welding.
4. Describe how to make root, filler, and cover passes in FCA welding.
5. Demonstrate how to properly make FCA welds in butt joints, lap joints, and tee joints in all positions that can pass the specified standard.