MIG-MAG WELDING TECHNIQUES

BAKT114

Course Code: BAKT114
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 1
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understands MIG-MAG welding and equipment, possesses theoretical and practical knowledge of welding, and applies necessary occupational health and safety rules.
Identifies the gases used in MIG-MAG welding, selects the appropriate gas, and adjusts the appropriate welding parameters.
It performs welding operations on materials produced in the form of sheets, profiles, and pipes in different positions (horizontal, vertical, overhead, etc.), carries out quality control processes, and performs maintenance and repair when necessary.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The goal is to gain knowledge, skills, and competence in MIG-MAG welding, a type of gas metal arc welding, and to perform welding operations on different types of materials in various positions (horizontal, side, vertical, and overhead) in accordance with relevant standards and ensuring sufficient penetration.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction, purpose and learning objectives, occupational health and safety rules.
2^nd Week	General information about MIG-MAG welding, auxiliary equipment used in MIG-MAG welding, and application areas of welding.
3^rd Week	The types of shielding gases and mixtures used, and the functions of shielding gases
4^th Week	Points to consider when welding, free wire length, torches, nozzles and their maintenance.
5^th Week	The wire electrodes used, and the advantages and disadvantages of the method.
6^th Week	Heat input, weld joints, welding speed, penetration, torch movements, spot welding rules, and points to consider.
7^th Week	Position sources, importance, areas of use, flat, blunt and blunt joint connections in horizontal position and their importance.
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Position sources, importance, areas of use, flat, blunt and blunt joint connections in horizontal position and their importance.
10^th Week	Cornice positioning, bottom-up welding, top-down welding, points to consider.
11^th Week	Overlap welds, overlap welds of thin and thick materials, internal and external corner welds, their importance and areas of application.
12^th Week	Overlap welds, overlap welds of thin and thick materials, internal and external corner welds, their importance and areas of application
13^th Week	Overhead welding, pipe and profile welding, flange welding, points to consider.
14^th Week	Parameter selection in MIG-MAG welding, welding failures depending on current and speed, repair and maintenance welding.

Recommended or Required Reading

Kaynak Teknolojisinin Esasları, L.M. Gourd, Birsen Yayınevi (Çev. Prof. Dr. İ. Barlas Eryürek ve ark.), İTÜ Makine Fakültesi
MIG-MAG Eriyen Elektrod ile Gazaltı Kaynağı, Prof.Dr. Kutsal Tülbentçi, Gedik Yayını

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	5	5
Individual or group work	12	3	36
Preparation for Final exam	1	18	18
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X
K3
K4
K5			X
K6			X
K7			X
K8
K9
K10
K11			X
K12			X
K13			X
K14