Overview
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by using high heat to melt the parts together and allowing them to cool, causing fusion. Welding is distinct from lower temperature techniques such as brazing and soldering, which do not melt the base metal (parent metal).
It is a specialized career that is highly sought after. Youth can receive a great introduction to this fascinating process by completing this honor.
The Challenging Part
The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:
11. Using the designated processes, perform the following:
- a. PAC: Make one straight cut at least three inches long in mild steel or aluminum.
- b. SMAW: Complete i and ii, or complete iii.
- i. Make two bead-on-plate welds at least two inches total length
- ii. Make one square-groove weld in the flat position
- iii. Make one corner weld in the flat position
- c. GMAW: Complete i and ii, or complete iii.
- i. Make two bead-on-plate welds at least two inches total length
- ii. Make one square-groove weld in the flat position
- iii. Make one lap weld in the flat position
Categories:
- Pages using DynamicPageList3 parser function
- Category:Has insignia image
- AY Honors/Complete a Course/en
- AY Honors/Secondary
- AY Honors/Technician Master Award/en
- Category:AY Honors/HonorLanding
- AY Honor Categories/Vocational/en
- Category:AY Honors/Vocational
- AY Honors/Introduced in 1978/en
- Category:AY Honors/Skill Level 3
- Category:AY Honors/Approved by North American Division
- Uses HonorLanding Template
- AY Honor Config/Has Crosslink Honors/en
- Missing Localization/All/Welding (NAD) AY Honor.png/en