Shielded Metal Arc Welding – Pre-Pipe
A step-by-step explanation of how to produce multi-pass groove welds with open roots in all positions.
Complete Training Program Includes:
Streaming video access to 1 HIWT Course
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pre-pipe (19 topics)
In addition to video access, you will receive detailed instructor guides for each course listed above, including lesson plans for each topic, a PDF quiz bank, answer keys, a student workbook, and a technical guide with additional content for each welding process covered.
You can add individual student workbooks and video access separately based on the quantity needed.
Price range: $395.00 through $1,295.00
Additional Information
View a demo video of this course:
Recommended as an advanced curriculum to prepare students for SMAW – open root – pipe welding.
Topics
- Shielded metal arc welding pre-pipe, course overview
- Introduction to shielded metal arc welding
- Safety and health of welders
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, horizontal (2G) position
- Weld size and profile
- Procedure and welder qualification
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, horizontal (2G) position destructive test
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, vertical (3G) position
- Destructive testing
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, overhead (4G) position
- Nondestructive testing
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, vertical down (3G) position
- Air carbon arc cutting and gouging
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, vertical (3G) position
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, vertical (3G) position destructive test
- Metals identifi cation for welding
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, overhead (4G) position
- Welding cast iron and hard surfacing welds
- Single V-groove weld, butt joint, flat (1G) position

